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INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY TO ASSESSMENTS THROUGH COMPUTER BASED TOOLS JUNE 19, 2011 ORLANDO, FL. Universal Access to Assessments – Jen Higgins Student Accessibility Assessment System – Jen Higgins Accessible Portable Item Profile (APIP) – Mike Russell
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INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY TO ASSESSMENTS THROUGH COMPUTER BASED TOOLS JUNE 19, 2011 ORLANDO, FL
Universal Access to Assessments – Jen Higgins Student Accessibility Assessment System – Jen Higgins Accessible Portable Item Profile (APIP) – Mike Russell Advances in Alternate Assessments – Gaye Fedorchak Discussant – Martha Thurlow Agenda
Universal Access to Assessments • Feasibility • Effect • Capacity
Need for Student Accessibility Assessment System • Over-assignment: • approximately 15% of students who used NimbleTools from 2009-2010 were assigned to 5 or more tools • Mis-assignment: • students are sometimes assigned to multiple color or magnification tools • Bundling: • some schools assign all students to the same tools
Student Accessibility Assessment System • Educate • Practice Using Tools • Collect Information • Generate Personal Needs Profile
Project Goals and Timeline continued Stage 1 March–June 2011 Stage 2 July – December 2011 Stage 3 January – May 2012 Stage 4 June – July 2012 Stage 5 August – September 2012