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Accessible Test Design and the APIP Standards
Making Assessment Accessible for All Students
Principles of Universal Design
• Universal design is the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design.
— Ron Mace
Universal Design
“Universal Design does not imply ‘one sizes fits all’ but
rather acknowledges the need for alternatives to suit many
different people’s needs.”
“…the essence of UDL is flexibility and the inclusion of
alternatives to adapt to the myriad variations in learner
needs, styles, and preferences.”
-Rose & Meyer, 2000, p. 4
Accessible Test Design
• Designing tests that maximize the information about the measured construct for each examinee
How a Task Functions
Present Information
Stimulate Construct
Interact with
Content
Apply Construct
ProduceResponse
Visible Product of Construct
QuantitativeScore
Measure of Construct
Inference
StatementAbout Construct
Barriers to Access
Present Information
Stimulate Construct
ProduceResponse
Visible Product of Construct
QuantitativeScore
Measure of Construct
Inference
StatementAbout Construct
Inaccurate receipt or interpretation of stimulus
Challenges Interacting with Content
Inaccurate production or recording of response
Interact with Content
Apply Construct
Overcoming Barriers to Access
• Adapted Presentation– Display of content– Representational form of content
• Adapted Interaction
• Adapted Response Mode
Accessible Test Design
Challenges to Accessible Test Design
• Lack Standard Set of Accessibility Options
• Lack Structure for Specifying Accessibility Information
• Lack Method for Interoperable Content
Accessible Portable Item Profile (APIP) Standard
• Provides Structure to Item Development
• Specifies Behaviors for Test Delivery
• Requires Specifications of Student Needs
• Comprehensive Integrated Solution for Accessible Test Design
Accessible Portable Item Profile (APIP)
Standards
Universally Designed CB
Interfaces
AccessibleTest
Deliveryx =
APIP Test Model
Why APIP Is Important
• Vehicle for Accessible Test Design
• Improve Test Validity for ALL Students
• Improve Efficiency of Item Development and Item Transfers
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