The NYT has an
The NYT has an Op-Ed on the recent decision by the College Board to discontinue flagging scores of students who took the test under other than standard conditions. The author applauds the decision but then goes a step further:
The College Board’s decision is right. But I question whether there is any rationale for timing such tests at all.
Why not let anyone who wants extra time (or, for that matter, braille or large print) have it, no questions asked? My own guess is that most people would not take much extra time, but the decision would be theirs, not that of a screening body.
My guess is that he’s dead wrong in his guess. I taught at a community college for a while and proctored many exams while a graduate student. There were always students who continued to ponder their answers right up to and beyond the alloted time. If the SAT (a VERY high-stakes test) were untimed, some kids would bring sleeping bags and stay for days.