Jayanthi, M., Epstein, M. H., Polloway, E. A., & Bursuck, W. D. (1996). A national survey of general education teachers’ perceptions of testing adaptations . The Journal of Special Education , 30 (1), 99–115. https://doi.org/10.1177/002246699603000106

This article presents results of a survey sent to a random selection of general education teachers from across the United States (708).

401 teachers returned completed surveys.

Surveys seeking teacher perspectives on various accommodations, rating their helpfulness, ease, and use.

Results indicated that the accommodations teachers considered most helpful were: giving help with test directions, reading test questions to students, and simplifying the wording of test questions. Accommodations considered most easily made were: using black-and-white copies, providing extra space on tests for answering, giving practice questions as a study guide, giving open-book/open note tests and giving individual help with directions. 66% of the teachers indicated that it was not fair to make testing adaptations only for students with disabilities.