Can the student complete the objective test if the true-and-false items are adapted?
Evaluate the syntax and vocabulary of test statements and rewrite them in less confusing syntactical forms with simpler vocabulary. Permitting students to circle true and false rather than T or F will reduce the impact of letter confusion problems (Wood & Miederhoff, 1988). 12. Can the student complete the objective test if the completion items are adapted? To avoid problems with memory of specific words, a word bank may be given to the student, or the examiner can include a choice of words below the blank, like a multiple choice item. In addition, it is important to include hints as to the type of word required in the blank by indicating the category below the blank or the numerical units, as in a math problem (Wood & Miederhoff, 1988). 13. Can the student respond to essay questions if appropriate adaptations are made? Allow the student to outline answers rather than write complete paragraphs or sentences, to verbalize the answers into a tape recorder, or use a peer secretary to trans
