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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Barriers to Valid Assessment - Technology
- Integration with AT
- Technology environment (learning platforms, software applications etc)
- Technology Tools (communication, collaboration, testing)
- Test Instrument
- Access to information or tool (response systems)
- Confusing layout and design (environment and instrument)
- System lock-downs that disallow AT use
- Built in time constraints
- Built-in authoring tools not facilitating crafting of accessible content
- Uploading and rendering of externally created content not compliant with standards
Lecture Notes
Barriers to valid assessment:
Technology environment (learning platforms, software applications etc). that do not integrate well with assistive technology (AT)
Layout (environment and instrument) with poorly designed navigation, information, cues and questions that can cause missed or incorrect responses
System lock-downs that provide exam security also disallow AT, preventing students using AT from accessing environment
Content (items within the testing instrument) not coded to accepted W3C standards limiting access to and/or interactivity with information