Accommodations in language testing and assessment: Safeguarding equity, access, and inclusion

Abstract

the development and implementation of a special accommodations policy associated with a large-scale, localized computer-based language test designed to assess the English skills needed in the Singaporean workplace context. They analyzed both operational test data and interview data to investigate three main lines of enquiry: different stakeholders’ perceptions of the appropriateness and effectiveness of the accommodations; the impact of the accommodations on test-takers’ future opportunities; and stakeholder perceptions of key factors that play a role in accommodations. Their findings prompted recommendations on improving special accommodations policy development, dissemination