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APIP Standard: Key Concepts and Terms. APIP Goals. Develop and exchange test items, the delivery of which can be tailored to access and measure the intended construct for each student. Be policy neutral yet provide methods that can be applied to meet a wide variety of needs.
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APIP Goals • Develop and exchange test items, the delivery of which can be tailored to access and measure the intended construct for each student. • Be policy neutral yet provide methods that can be applied to meet a wide variety of needs.
Access - Two Perspectives • Examinee Access to the Test • Test Accessing the Construct
How an Item Functions Quantitative Score Present Information Measure of Construct Interact with Content Produce Response Apply Construct Stimulate Construct Visible Product of Construct Inference Statement About Construct
Barriers to Access Quantitative Score Present Information Measure of Construct Interact with Content Produce Response Apply Construct Stimulate Construct Visible Product of Construct Inference Statement About Construct Inaccurate receipt or interpretation of stimulus Challenges Interacting with Content Inaccurate production or recording of response
APIP: Basic Idea & 3 System Components 1 2 Roster Tools Authoring Tools Content with Access Tags User Profile 3 TestingInterface
Access Needs Profile • Structure for defining access needs for individual student — See APIP Table —
Accessing Information Visually Magnification Reverse Contrast Alternate Fore and Background Colors Color Tinting White Space (v2)
Assistance Maintaining Focus Auditory calming Masking Guided reader Breaks Additional time Encouraging prompts (v2)
Assistance Processing Information Key Word Highlight Flagging Audio Directions Scaffolding (v2) Chunking (v2) Reduced Answer Options (v2) Alternate Representations (v2)
Tailored Representations Key Word Translation Translated item Signed (ASL or Signed English) Tactile Braille Audio (text, graphic, text & graphic, or non-visual)
APIP Item File::Word Document • See Simple Word Document Example and Associated XML
APIP Item File::Word Document • See Sample APIP Item xml file
Default Item Default Item Information Default Content Information Companion Material Information Accessibility Information Inclusion Order Example Grade Level, Content Area, Standard, Difficulty, etc. Calculator, Formula Sheet, Ruler, Periodic Table, etc. Audio Format, Braille, Sign, Key Word Highlight, etc.
Accessibility Information Types • Audio • Braille • Tactile • ASL • Signed English • Key Word Highlight • Key Word Translation
Accessibility Information Types • Flag • Mask • Scaffold (v2) • Alternate Representation (v2) • Reduced Answer Option (v2) • Chunk (v2)
Inclusion Order • Specifies which accessibility information is presented to specific users and in what order • Unique to APIP • Essential for tailored delivery of item content
Inclusion Order • Key element for tailored content delivery • Orders available for: • Audio Text • Audio Graphic Only • Audio Text & Graphic • Audio Non-Visual • Braille • ASL • Signed English
Making APIP Item Tagging Feasible • Team approach to item development • Content Experts • Accessibility Experts • Integrated Item Writing • Well designed Item Development Tools • Analogous to Word
Close Exploration of Code • See Sample Item and Code