Testing Accommodations

AEC的替代考试中心为学生安排课程考试 with prescribed testing accommodations. We also support 菠菜网lol正规平台 standardized testing as needed.

替代测试中心配备了辅助技术软件和 支持AEC规定的住宿设施的硬件，大约有38个可访问 stations and trained staff.

Alternative Testing Guide 2023-2024 [pdf]

Alternative Testing Flowchart 2023-2024 [pdf]

Testing - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 

• How are testing accommodations being administered? 

  • Students can review the Alternative Testing Guide for 2023-2024 [pdf] 有关如何管理考试住宿的信息. 

    Alternative Testing Flowchart 2023-2024 [pdf]

• How do I request testing accommodations in MyAEC?

  • 您必须每学期向MyAEC申请任何规定的测试住宿. Our tutorial video provides step-by-step instructions on how to do so. 

• When should I request testing accommodations in MyAEC?

  • 可以在学期的任何时间向MyAEC申请测试住宿. 您必须在MyAEC中请求测试住宿，然后才能使用它们. AEC建议您尽早申请测试住宿. You will 每个学期注册后都可以在MyAEC申请住宿. 

• How will my professors know I have testing accommodations?

  • 一旦你申请了MyAEC的住宿，你的每个教员 will receive an email called a “Faculty Notification Letter.” The Faculty Notification Letter informs faculty of your prescribed accommodations. 

    当每个学院通知信发出时，您将收到电子邮件副本. You 还可以访问代表您发送的每封学院通知信的记录吗 your MyAEC profile in the “My Mailbox” section. 

    注意:如果你在学期开始前要求在MyAEC住宿，你的教师 通知信函将在开始前几天发出 确保你的老师不会不小心错过.

• 一旦我在MyAEC申请了我的考试住宿，我还需要申请吗 accommodations for each specific exam?

  • Yes.

    为每次考试请求住宿是必要的，以便教师和AEC可以做出 必要的安排，如与AEC安排考试时间(面对面) exams) or extending your time in Canvas (for online exams).

    Testing Accommodations Flowchart

• How do I request accommodations for each exam?

  • In-Person Class:
    Step 1: 
    在MyAEC要求住宿后，请联系您的教授进行讨论 你的考试安排和课程考试的管理. 

    教师将通过电子方式填写AEC考试住宿表 link provided on the Faculty Notification Letter.

    Step 2:
    你必须为每次考试提交一份考试住宿表(包括测验、期中考试、 考试日期前至少5个工作日(3个工作日) for summer/winter courses). Our Test Accommodation Form Tutorial Video will guide you on how to do so. 

    AEC将通过电子邮件确认您的考试日期、时间、地点和其他信息 important information.

    On-Line Class:
    

    Step 1:
    在MyAEC要求住宿后，请联系您的教授进行讨论 你的考试安排和课程考试的管理. Confirm with your 教授，你想使用你指定的考试设施进行哪些考试/测验 for. 

    
    Step 2: 
    给你的教授发邮件至少5个工作日(夏季/冬季3个工作日) 课程)，提醒他们你所要求的住宿条件. 

    Professors may not respond to reminder emails. As long as you have discussed your 提前与你的教师安排住宿，你应该收到你的考试住宿. 

• What should I do if my time is not extended for an online exam?

  • 如果您登录您的在线考试，你的时间没有延长，登出 exam immediately. 给你的老师发邮件，告诉他们你的时间没有延长. Faculty should respond shortly and extend your time. If faculty does not respond or 如果你不能延长你的时间，请发邮件到aec-exams@sjsu AEC考试.edu and we will assist. (AEC 2023年春季考试时间为周一至周五上午8:30至晚上7点.) 下班后收到的电子邮件将在下一个工作日回复. Do not attempt 在您的教师和/或AEC与您沟通确认之前，您可以参加考试 your time has been extended.

• 我忘记要求我的测试住宿至少5天(夏季/冬季3天) courses) prior to my exam. Are my faculty required to provide my accommodations? 

  • In-Person Classes

    Non-Final Exams: 提前5个工作日(夏季/冬季课程为3个工作日)的时间框架 为教师和AEC提供足够的时间来安排住宿. You can 仍需提前至少5个工作日(3个工作日)提交考试住宿表 夏季/冬季课程的天数)，但教师不需要批准迟到的请求. 根据座位的可用性，AEC也可能无法批准迟到的请求. 学生如有疑问，可向AEC咨询.

    Final exams:  期末考试住宿申请必须在11月1日之前提交到MyAEC。 2023年截止日期(2023年秋季)，夏季/冬季课程提前3个工作日. 这些截止日期允许教师和AEC有时间安排住宿. You can still 提前至少5个工作日(3个工作日)提交考试住宿表 夏季/冬季课程的天数)，但教师不需要批准迟到的请求. 根据座位的可用性，AEC也可能无法批准迟到的请求. 学生如有疑问，可向AEC咨询.

    Online Classes
    All exams (including finals): 提前5个工作日(夏季/冬季课程为3个工作日)的时间框架 是为了给教师提供足够的时间来安排住宿吗. Faculty are not 如果学生在不合理的情况下要求住宿，必须为学生提供住宿 time frame. 学生如有疑问，可向AEC咨询.

• I need to reschedule an exam due to an illness/emergency. What should I do?

  • In-Person Classes:
    Rescheduling an exam requires instructor approval. Make-up exams follow the policy indicated on course syllabus. If you need to reschedule or cancel an exam due to illness or emergency, email AEC Testing at aec-exams@ngskmc-eis.net as soon as possible. You will also need to email your instructor to determine an alternate time to take the exam.

    一旦你和你的导师就新的考试日期和时间达成一致，提交一份考试安排 Form and forward the approval message from your instructor to aec-exams@ngskmc-eis.net.

    -考试需要额外的设施，如:阅读者，抄写员，私人房间 和/或其他个体化处方可能会延迟调度，直到需要 accommodation support can be secured.
    -一旦AEC通过电子邮件或口头方式获得教师批准，将重新安排考试时间 be approved. 

     

    Online Classes:
    补考按照课程大纲的规定进行. Students needing 如因生病或紧急情况而更改或取消考试，必须与导师联系 to determine a new date and time. Instructor will make the necessary arrangements directly with the student.
    
    

• Some of my exams overlap due to my testing accommodations. What should I do? 

  • Online Classes:
    直接和你的老师谈谈，要求安排时间. Examples: You 你能要求你第一堂课的老师允许你提前开始考试吗 能不能让你第二节课的老师允许你晚一点开始考试. Faculty will make the necessary arrangements directly with the student. 
    如果您的教师不支持日程安排，请联系AEC测试 aec-exams@ngskmc-eis.net as soon as possible for support.  

    In-Person Classes:
    直接和你的老师谈谈，安排你什么时候可以安排你的 accommodated exams with the AEC. This discussion should include asking whether you can take the exam on a different day (if needed). If a faculty member does not approve 您希望在AEC安排您的考试的时间/天，请直接工作 与教师确定你的教授是否可以提供住宿 themselves on a day and time mutually agreed on. If the professor cannot do so, you should contact AEC Testing at aec-exams@ngskmc-eis.net as soon as possible for support. 

• What am I allowed to bring into the testing room?

  • Allowed items: 钢笔/铅笔，教师批准的测试辅助工具，所需的测试项目，如答题卡 or essay books. 

    Not allowed:  Electronics (e.g., cell phone, laptops, tablets, smart watches, etc.), backpacks/purses, food/gum, unauthorized testing aids. 

• 在测试期间，我可以在AEC存放个人物品(如背包或包)吗?

  • 你应该尽最大努力只带考试所需的东西. Please leave other belongings (e.g., bags/backpacks, school materials, food, etc.) at home or in a safe location. 如果您必须携带个人物品，AEC将提供一些 storage spaces on a first-come, first-served basis.

• Does AEC provide testing materials (e.g., scantrons or green books) and other aids (e.g, calculators or rulers)?

  • No, AEC does not provide any aids other than a pencil or pen. You are responsible for your own required testing materials and aids. 

Final Exams -  Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 

• 2023年秋季期末考试的考试住宿是如何管理的?

  • Students can review the Alternative Testing Guide for 2023-2024 有关期末考试住宿管理的信息. 

• 教师如何收到学生需要住宿的通知 for a final exam?

  • In-Person Class

    Step 1: 
    在要求您在MyAEC的住宿后，请联系您的指导老师进行讨论 你的考试安排和课程考试的管理. 

    教师将通过电子方式填写AEC考试住宿表 link provided on the Faculty Notification Letter.

    Step 2:
    你必须为每次考试提交一份考试住宿表(包括测验、期中考试、 考试日期前至少5个工作日(3个工作日) for summer/winter courses). Our Test Accommodation Form Tutorial Video will guide you on how to do so. 

    AEC将通过电子邮件确认您的考试日期、时间、地点和其他信息 important information. 

    一旦获得批准，您的教练将收到MyAEC自动发送的电子邮件 exam date and time. 

    On-Line Class
    

    Step 1:
    在MyAEC要求住宿后，请联系您的教授进行讨论 你的考试安排和课程考试的管理. Confirm with your 指导老师，你想使用你指定的考试设施进行哪些考试/测验 for. 

    Step 2: 
    给你的导师发邮件至少5个工作日(夏季/冬季3个工作日) 课程)，提醒他们你所要求的住宿条件. 

    Instructors may not respond to reminder emails. As long as you have discussed your 提前与你的教师安排住宿，你应该收到你的考试住宿

• 如果连续考试由于时间延长而重叠，学生该怎么办? 

  • 当学生需要参加考试时，他们有责任与他们的导师一起工作 at an alternate time for back-to-back exams. 

    Per the University’s Finals Exam Policy -学生可以要求重新安排高潮活动的情况:

    b. 学生可以要求重新安排一个高潮活动，如果三个或更多 are scheduled/due within a 24-hour period. Requests must be made at least three weeks prior to the last class meeting of the semester.
    
    

    On-Line Class
    AEC建议学生直接与第二门课程的讲师交谈 当规定的第一次考试的延长时间重叠时，要求延迟开始时间 the second exam’s start time. Instructor will make the necessary arrangements directly with the student. 

    如果老师不支持推迟上课时间，学生应该联系AEC Testing at aec-exams@ngskmc-eis.net as soon as possible for support.  

     

    In-Person Class
    只有当课程有监考或监考时，才使用这个过程 by an instructor or designated person. For exams administered online remotely, students 不需要来学校参加考试，应该遵循指示吗 for Online Class above.

    考虑到延期，AEC管理的考试将安排背靠背 time. AEC将在15 - 30分钟内安排第二次考试(视座位情况而定) after the scheduled end time of the first exam.

    学生必须通知他们的导师任何时间的变化.  Should the instructor 如果不同意更改时间，AEC建议学生直接与教授合作 to determine if:

    1) your exam can be rescheduled to another day or

    2)你的教授可能会自己提供住宿 time mutually agreed on.

    
    如果教师不支持推迟上课时间或提供其他安排， students should contact AEC Testing at aec-exams@ngskmc-eis.net as soon as possible for support.  

• How do instructors extend testing time on Canvas?

  • 教师已经提供了说明和链接到画布教程视频 on extending testing time.

• Who should I contact about issues with my Canvas password?

  • Please contact 菠菜网lol正规平台 Information Technology (IT).

• Canvas是否与AEC提供给学生的软件兼容?

  • Canvas是一个可访问的平台，它与辅助技术兼容 or without LockDown Browser, such as screen readers. Students prescribed to the reading 程序，自然阅读器，已经访问了该软件，并能够使用它 with Canvas exams. 

• Is Respondus Lockdown compatible with assistive technology?

  • Mac和iPad版的“锁定浏览器”支持VoiceOver(标准版本) Mac OS和iOS自带的屏幕阅读器)，不需要额外的努力 by the user. Windows版本的锁定浏览器允许学生使用一些 screen reader programs, such as JAWS.

    重要的是要认识到，锁定浏览器只是一个浏览器，用于采取 exams within a Learning Management System. The Learning Management System itself is responsible for making its tools and content accessible. Remember to post accessible materials onto Canvas.

• 关于Respondus锁定浏览器、Proctorio或ProctorU的问题，我应该联系谁?

  • 电子校园有专门的支援资源，为每一个大学提供监考 services, which can be found by visiting E-Campus’s main website and looking under the drop-down menu titled Teaching Tools. 

• 如果我在使用辅助技术时遇到技术困难，我应该联系谁 while using Canvas/Lockdown Browser? 

  • 所有学生应在期末考试前至少一次考试中使用Canvas. 如果学生在使用Canvas和/或辅助技术时遇到困难 LockDown, students should email aec-info@ngskmc-eis.net for support. 学生在使用辅助技术时寻求支持是很重要的 由于AEC将无法提供现场技术支持，因此请在预定的期末考试之前提前很长时间提交 support.

• Is AEC staff available for support?

  • AEC continues to support students via email (aec-exams@ngskmc-eis.net), phone, and to address 任何学生对支持住宿和管理的关注 in-person final exams, including Fall 2023 finals.

    Note: Live technical support will not be provided.

• What should students do if their exam time is not extended?

  • 如果您登录您的在线考试，您的时间没有延长，AEC建议 退出考试，不尝试参加考试. Email your instructor 和系主任立即通知他们你的时间没有延长. Your professor should respond shortly and extend your time. If your professor does 没有回复或无法延长您的时间，请发送电子邮件至AEC考试地址 aec-exams@ngskmc-eis.net and we will assist.

• 如果老师没有回复他们的邮件，学生该怎么办?

  • 学生可以联系导师的系主任或副院长. This information 可以在教师所在部门的网页上找到，或者在部门的网页上输入 name in the 菠菜网lol正规平台 directory.

• Will I have a Captioner or Interpreter for my final exams?

  • 学生在期末考试(报告)中需要一名Captioner或Interpreter must contact the DHOH Office, aec-dhoh@ngskmc-eis.net 如果考试前5天需要这些服务，并且只需要 if exams are being administered live and on Zoom.