[Athen] Memory aid

[Stager, Catherine]

We will use a Word Bank accommodation too, including the following language…

Guidelines for creating a word bank:

  *   A word bank should contain the terms and names needed along with other terms and names for short answer, fill in the blank, and essay tests (The word bank does not need to include only potential answers; it may include more words than required to accomplish the task.)

  *   The instructor and student can form this list together or the student can create the list to be approved by the instructor.

  *   If the student prepares the word bank, the instructor should make sure all the correct answers are included among the terms and names listed.

Best regards,
Cath

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I generally refer to such test-taking memory aids as cue cards to distinguish them from note cards, as the latter might be misinterpreted by an instructor.  A “notecard" is presumed to contain a reduced version of information that could be used on a test – e.g., terms and definitions, examples of how to use formulas, important names and dates, specific facts, etc.  A "cue card", though, prompts retrieval of information from memory but does not contain usable information – it generally only makes sense to the person who created it.  In short, it triggers memory rather than serving as a substitute for memory.

Depending on what is being tested, a proper cue card might have things like:

  *   Mnemonics (e.g., "Old People From Texas Eat Spiders" to prompt recall of the cranial bones: Occipital, Parietal, Frontal, Temporal, Ethmoid, Sphenoid)
  *   Easily-referenced equation (e.g., quadratic formula) without showing how it's used
  *   Color-coded diagram or picture with no labels
  *   Simple mindmap

I’ve referred to the following guides in the past when deciding what’s OK and what’s not, or when explaining memory aids/cue cards to others (especially faculty).  Obviously, the specific permissible content will depend on what is being tested.

https://www.utrgv.edu/accessibility/_files/documents/memory-aid-faculty-guide.pdf
https://inside.sou.edu/assets/dr/docs/Memory_aids_1.pdf
http://www.disabilityissues.ca/english/Link_docs/Carren%20Tatton%20&%20Jacinda%20Frazer-%20Memory%20Aid%20Sheets.pdf

- Shelley

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On ThursdayApr 21, at 12:57 PM, Kluesner, Bryon <Bryon-Kluesner at utc.edu<mailto:Bryon-Kluesner at utc.edu>> wrote:

If you have allowed a memory aid/note card for use on exams, what is the information allowed on the memory aid/note card?

Thanks,

Bryon

Bryon Kluesner RhD, ATAC
Adaptive Technology Coordinator
Disability Resource Center
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
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Chattanooga, TN 37403
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