in such a situation would be what you have already written, I am
assuming here that the user is not permitted to access information
outside of the writing environment, I see nothing that cut and paste
would give as an advantage.
On 29/04/2009, at 1:04 PM, Ross Lenet wrote:
>> Can someone tell me what the reasoning is for not having cut and
>> paste in a testing situation? There must be something I'm not
>> understanding here.
>
> Let me see if I can do a better job this time. One of the College
> Board's guiding principles is that test takers should experience
> roughly the same environment, hear the same scripts, and generally
> take tests under the same conditions as all other test takers.
>
> Now, the College Board also tries to accommodate students with
> certain disabilities, but the goal is still to minimize the
> differences in test-taking conditions as much as possible. Because
> of certain types of writing disabilities, some kids are approved to
> use a computer in the essay parts of some standardized tests.
>
> So how do you allow a student to use a computer in a way that
> simulates normal handwriting as much as possible? Well, normal
> handwriting does not allow you to magically cut a passage and
> instantly paste it to a different part of the document. So the
> College Board does not allow a computer user to use the cut-and-
> paste feature of word processors.
>
> Now, if you are saying this policy is stupid, you can take that up
> with the College Board. My own feeling is until *all* students take
> these tests using a computer, the policy is reasonable.
>
> Ross Lenet
> AP Coordinator
> Sidwell Friends School, Washington, DC
>
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