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Universal Accommodations: Time Limit Extension (Gold Feature)
Universal Accommodations: Time Limit Extension (Gold Feature)
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Written by Neta Raz Studnitski
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Time Limit Extension

Providing accommodations for students with special needs is top of mind at Formative. Teachers on a Gold plan can provide accommodations to students at the global level, setting up the accommodation once and have it applied for every formative*.

Once set up, the Time Limit Extension accommodation will go into effect whenever a formative with a time limit is assigned to the student with the accommodation. The student will see only the corrected time limit when opening the formative.

* Teachers have the ability to edit/over-ride a global time extension accommodation for specific formatives, without affecting other formatives or classes. Continue reading to learn how

Set a global accommodation for Time Limit Extension

Student Management Page Pathway:

  1. Go to your "Classes" tab

  2. Click on the title of the class the student is a member of, to open the "Student Management" page

  3. Click the "eye" icon next to "Accommodations"

  4. Next to the student's name click on the blue highlighted status (this can read "None" or showcase a different accommodation)

  5. In the pop-up window, toggle the Time Limit Extension button on

  6. Choose the appropriate extension for the student (You can choose between x1.25, x1.5, x2, or set up a custom time limit extension)

  7. Click "Update" to confirm the accommodation

Once the Time Limit Extension accommodation has been set for a student, the status under "Accommodations" will change to show the extension provided:

Student Profile Page Pathway

  1. Go to your "Classes" tab

  2. Click on the title of the class the student is a member of, to open the "Student Management" page

  3. Locate the student and click the carat next to their name, to navigate to the "Student Profile" page

  4. Click on the blue highlighted status next to "Accommodations" at the top of the page (this may read "None" or showcase a different accommodation)

  5. In the pop-up window, toggle-on the Time Limit Extension button

  6. Choose the appropriate extension for the student (You can choose between x1.25, x1.5, x2, or set up a custom time limit extension)

  7. Click "Update" to confirm the accommodation

Once a Time Limit Extension accommodation has been set for a student, the status next to "Accommodations" at the top of the page will change to show the extension provided:

Set up accommodations in bulk

If you need to set up the same accommodation for multiple students, you can take this action in-bulk:

  1. From your "Student Management" page - check mark the boxes next to all the students you'd like to set up the accommodation for

  2. Choose "Set Accommodations" from the menu at the bottom of the screen

  3. In the pop-up window, toggle-on the Time Limit Extension button

  4. Choose the appropriate extension for the group of students (You can choose between x1.25, x1.5, x2, or set up a custom time limit extension)

  5. Click "Update" to confirm the accommodation

Once a Time Limit Extension accommodation has been set for the students, the status under "Accommodations" will change to show the extension provided

Note: only setting up accommodations in currently available for bulk action. If you need to change or remove accommodations for students, you will need to do so for each student individually

Change an accommodation

Student Management Page Pathway

  1. Go to your "Classes" tab

  2. Click on the title of the class the student is a member of, to open the Student Management page

  3. Click on the eye icon next to "Accommodations"

  4. Next to the student's name click on the blue highlighted status (this will now indicate the Time Limit Extension accommodation)

  5. Change the accommodation as needed

  6. Click "Update" to save

Student Profile Page Pathway

  1. Go to your "Classes" tab

  2. Click on the title of the class the student is a member of, to open the Student Management page

  3. On the "Student Management" page locate the student and click the carat next to their name, to navigate to the "Student Profile" page

  4. Click on the blue highlighted status next to "Accommodations" at the top of the page (this will now indicate the Time Limit Extension accommodation)

  5. In the pop-up window, change the accommodation as needed

  6. Click "Update" to save

Remove an accommodation

Student Management Page Pathway

  1. Go to your "Classes" tab

  2. Click on the title of the class the student is a member of, to open the Student Management page

  3. Click on the eye icon next to "Accommodations"

  4. Next to the student's name click on the blue highlighted status (this will now indicate the Time Limit Extension accommodation)

  5. Un-toggle the Time Limit Extension button

  6. Click "Update" to save

Student Profile Page Pathway

  1. Go to your "Classes" tab

  2. Click on the title of the class the student is a member of, to open the Student Management page

  3. On the "Student Management" page locate the student and click the carat next to their name, to navigate to the "Student Profile" page

  4. Click on the blue highlighted status next to "Accommodations" at the top of the page (this will now indicate the Time Limit Extension accommodation)

  5. Un-toggle the Time Limit Extension button

  6. Click "Update" to save

NOTE:

Accommodations are set globally on the student level. This means that once accommodations have been set for a student, they will apply for that student across the board: on all formatives and in all classes!
If a teacher changes or removes an accommodation from the "classes" tab - it will effect the student's accommodations for all classes and other teachers as well.

FAQ & Troubleshooting

🙋🏽 The student's Global Time Extension accommodation doesn't apply to my class / subject - What do I do?

If a student has a time extension accommodation and a teacher assigns a formative with a time limit, the teacher can edit the time extension for that student for that specific formative, without affecting the accommodation on other formatives or classes.


Note: the Time Limit must be set on the formative FIRST for the students' Time Limit Extension accommodation to show.


Once you've set the Time Limit on the formative, you will see the number of students with accommodations (in general) next to the "Accommodations" setting. Click on the dropdown carat to reveal the list of students along with their specific accommodations.

Edit/Disable Time Limit Extension for students with a global accommodation:

  1. Click the carrot next to "Accommodations" to reveal the list of students with accommodations

  2. Click on the blue-highlighted accommodtion status next to a student's name

  3. Edit the Time Limit Extension for the student as needed, or

  4. Disable the Time Limit Extension for the student by toggling off the Time Limit Extension button

  5. Click "Update" to save the changes for this specific formative

  6. You can then proceed to assign the formative to the class

🙋🏽‍♀️ I have a student with a Time Limit Extension who started the formative and needs to complete it at a different time - what do I do?

Formatives with a Time Limit can be paused both for the entire class, and for individual students. Please see our article on Pausing a Formative to learn how to pause the formative for your student(s)!

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