Accommodated Exams Faculty Resources
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Testing In Canvas
Extended Time
If your course uses online exams on Canvas, you can learn how to make this adjustment by referencing the step-by-step Canvas Guide to Extra Time & Attempts.
Revise Answers
Students may have an accommodation to revise answers on Canvas, which can be accomplished in Canvas using their How to Assign a Quiz to an Individual Student Instructions. They also have Instructions about the "Show one question at a time" setting
Memory Aid
A memory aid such as a note-card/cue card or sheet of notes, is a testing accommodation used to support students who have documented disabilities impacting memory.
The memory aid allows the student to demonstrate knowledge of course material by helping prompt the student’s memory, not by providing the answer. This accommodation is not intended to reduce academic requirements or alter the standards by which academic performance is assessed. A proper memory aid as an accommodation will not be very useful to the student unless the student already studies and understands how to use or engage with the information it refers to. If the student doesn’t already understand the course material, a proper memory aid will not help. A memory aid provides support to students with documented disabilities in rote memory, sequencing memory, working memory, and /or long-term memory. It helps them recall information that would otherwise be inaccessible to them in a testing situation.
A student requiring this accommodation must complete an intake with the Center for Disability Services (CDS), provide documentation of the disability, and engage in the interactive process with a designated CDS staff member. For more information, review our Memory Aid Resources page.
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