What is the difference between student accessibility and time limit accommodations?

Accommodations

Instructors can set accessibility accommodations for individual students in the course Roster by selecting the ellipsis (…) menu next to the student’s name and selecting Accommodations. In the panel, select the accommodations for this student:

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• Due date accommodation: Students with this accommodation will never have their work marked late.

• Time limit accommodation: Students with a time limit accommodation have more time to finish their work during timed assessments. After you select this accommodation, choose the amount of extra time:

  • + 50% extra time

  • + 100% extra time

  • Unlimited time

A student with the Unlimited time accommodation never sees the time limit for the assessment, reducing the pressure or anxiety that comes with coursework.

Extra Time (Time Limit Settings in Assessment Settings)

Time limit settings allow all students in your course more time to complete a graded activity. Additional time allows students to reconnect if they lose connectivity during their attempts. You can allow extra time to see if the original time you set is enough for students to read and answer all the questions. When you grade tests, you can see how much extra time each student used to complete the test. You can also see which questions were answered after the initial time limit. Students also see this same information when they access their graded tests.

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Using both student accessibility and time limit accommodations

If an individual student has a time limit accommodation and you allow more time to complete an assessment in the activity's settings, the times are combined. For example:

• 15 minutes to complete the test based on the time limit offered to the whole class

• Then, 50% more time based on the accommodation: 8 minutes

• Total: 23 minutes to complete the assessment