Special Consideration in Post-Secondary Institutions: Trends at a Canadian University
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| Title: | Special Consideration in Post-Secondary Institutions: Trends at a Canadian University |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Zimmermann, Joelle, Kamenetsky, Stuart B., Pongracic, Syb |
| Source: | Canadian Journal of Higher Education. 2015 45(4):261-282. |
| Availability: | Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education. P.O. Box 34091, RPO Fort Richmond, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5T5, Canada. Tel: 204-474-6404; Fax: 204-474-7561; e-mail: csshe@cc.umanitoba.ca; Web site: http://csshe-scees.ca/publications/canadian-journal-of-higher-education/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 22 |
| Publication Date: | 2015 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Universities, Testing Accommodations, Student Evaluation, Testing, School Policy, Trend Analysis, Demography, Academic Records, College Students, Difficulty Level, Grade Point Average, Student Characteristics, Correlation, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Full Time Students, Part Time Students, Family Income |
| Geographic Terms: | Canada (Toronto) |
| ISSN: | 0316-1218 |
| Abstract: | This study examined trends in the practice of granting special consideration for missed tests and late papers in colleges and universities. We analyzed a database of 4,183 special consideration requests at a large Canadian university between 1998 and 2008. Results show a growing rate of requests per enrolment between 2001 and 2007. Although university officials and faculty are concerned that request making is excessive, an in-depth investigation of request making by the number of requests per student, request rate by course difficulty, grade point average, and illness-related work absences in the general population fails to support suspicions of dishonest behaviour. Furthermore, demographic variables--aside from part-time versus full-time student status, and to a lesser degree socio-economic status--do not distinguish students who made frequent requests from those who made few. We discuss potential explanations for the increase in requests for special consideration. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 40 |
| Entry Date: | 2016 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1086936 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This study examined trends in the practice of granting special consideration for missed tests and late papers in colleges and universities. We analyzed a database of 4,183 special consideration requests at a large Canadian university between 1998 and 2008. Results show a growing rate of requests per enrolment between 2001 and 2007. Although university officials and faculty are concerned that request making is excessive, an in-depth investigation of request making by the number of requests per student, request rate by course difficulty, grade point average, and illness-related work absences in the general population fails to support suspicions of dishonest behaviour. Furthermore, demographic variables--aside from part-time versus full-time student status, and to a lesser degree socio-economic status--do not distinguish students who made frequent requests from those who made few. We discuss potential explanations for the increase in requests for special consideration. |
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| ISSN: | 0316-1218 |
