Extended Time on Exams as an Accommodation at First Level of Higher Education: A Randomized Controlled Study
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 103
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change from Baseline in Test Scores Under Three Time-Limited Testing Conditions.
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Standardized tests such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and the brazilian National High School Exam (ENEM) give more time for students with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders (ADHD) to complete the exam. The goal of this study is to find out if giving students with ADHD more time on tests actually helps them. Additionally, the research aims to find out if more time helps students without ADHD too or not, or even if it only helps students with certain traits.
Detailed Description
Initially, the participants of this study will fill out forms and questionnaires online. Then, they will go through a psychiatric evaluation, where they will talk to a psychiatrist, and neuropsychological testing, where they will do some mental activities. Later on, they will do a mock test of the ENEM, with and without extra time.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Other
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 16 Years to 40 Years (Child, Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Brazilian citizen;
- •Planing to participate in college-entry standardized tests (ENEM, Vestibulares);
Exclusion Criteria
- •Medical condition and/or disability that may hinder the neuropsychological testing;
- •Intelligence Quotient (IQ) lower than 80;
- •Psychotic disorders, bipolar disorders, current moderate or severe depressive episode, suicide risk, autism spectrum disorders, learning disabilities.
Arms & Interventions
ADHD group
Participants with Attention Deficit Disorder/Hyperactivity (ADHD) diagnosis who will take three equivalent academic exams, having 40 minutes (standard time), 50 minutes (25% increase) and 60 minutes (50% increase) to complete the exam.
Intervention: Extended time 25% (Behavioral)
ADHD group
Participants with Attention Deficit Disorder/Hyperactivity (ADHD) diagnosis who will take three equivalent academic exams, having 40 minutes (standard time), 50 minutes (25% increase) and 60 minutes (50% increase) to complete the exam.
Intervention: Extended time 50% (Behavioral)
Control group
Participants without Attention Deficit Disorder/Hyperactivity (ADHD) diagnosis who will take three equivalent academic exams, having 40 minutes (standard time), 50 minutes (25% increase) and 60 minutes (50% increase) to complete the exam.
Intervention: Extended time 25% (Behavioral)
Control group
Participants without Attention Deficit Disorder/Hyperactivity (ADHD) diagnosis who will take three equivalent academic exams, having 40 minutes (standard time), 50 minutes (25% increase) and 60 minutes (50% increase) to complete the exam.
Intervention: Extended time 50% (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change from Baseline in Test Scores Under Three Time-Limited Testing Conditions.
Time Frame: During a two-hour-and-a-half intervention.
Test performance measured by the proportion of correct answers weighted according to the Item Response Theory.
Secondary Outcomes
- Between-Group Difference in Change from Baseline in Test Scores Under Three Time-Limited Testing Conditions (ADHD vs. Non-ADHD Participants).(During a two-and-a-half-hour intervention.)