Online Assessment Tools
Table of Contents
- Online Assessment Tools: Do They Work for Students with Disabilities?
- Accessibility and Online Assessment Tools
- Barriers to Valid Assessment - Technology
- Barriers to Valid Assessment - Content
- Example of an accessible chemistry question:
- Example of a question that is inaccessible (Questionmark):
- Example of an inaccessible math question (Questionmark):
- Example of inaccessible question (Questionmark):
- Example of an inaccessible biology question (Questionmark):
- Example of an accessible math question (WebAssign):
- Example of inaccessible math question (WebAssign):
- Example of a mostly accessible question that needs some additional work to be fully accessible (WebAssign):
- Accessible question that needs a little additional work (WebAssign):
- Example of an inaccessible question (WebAssign):
- Example of an inaccessible chemistry question (WebAssign):
- Example of an inaccessible physics question (WebAssign):
- Example of inaccessible question feedback (Blackboard Vista):
- Example of an accessible exercise (HotPotatoes):
- Example of an inaccessible exercise (HotPotatoes):
- Example of a question with inaccessible features (HotPotatoes):
- Assessing Abilities or Disabilities?
- Solutions - Technology
- Solutions - Content
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Solutions - Content
- Code all test instruments to generally accepted W3C standards
- Design instruments: all information including questions, directions, cues, response fields and feedback are explicitly associated
- Always provide text descriptors that convey the essential information from the graphic or visual object
- Always provide text transcripts/captions for aural content
- Provide an alternative if an interactive object used in a question cannot be accessed by the user
- Provide an alternative method to respond when requiring verbal response
- Avoid ambiguity. Write clear and precise questions and feedback responses
Lecture Notes
Solutions to make assessment content accessible include: coding all test instruments to generally accepted W3C standards, designing instruments so that all information, including questions, directions, cues, response fields, and feedback are explicitly associated. In addition, always provide text descriptors that convey the essential information from the graphic or visual object, and always provide text transcripts or captions for aural content. It is important to provide an alternative if an interactive object used in a question cannot be accessed by the user, and provide an alternative method to respond when requiring a verbal response. Lastly it is important to avoid ambiguity by writing clear and precise question and feedback responses. This will increase accessibility for all students.