Accessibility and Accommodations across the Comprehensive Assessment - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Accessibility and Accommodations across the Comprehensive Assessment System: Are the Right Students Receiving the Right Supports? June 24, 2019 Andrew R Hinkle

Special Thank You Dr. Aaron Schmidlin Aaron.Schmidlin@education.ohio.gov Dr. Kurt Taube kurt.taube@education.ohio.gov

Universal Features • Calculator (Allowable tests) • Highlighter • Line Reader • Mark for Review (Flag items) • Notepad • Paginated Stimuli and Reading Mode • Spell Check • Strikethrough (Eliminate Answer Choices) • TTS (M/S/SS) • Writing tools • Zoom

Designated Features / Accommodations • Color Contrast • Mouse Pointer Size/Color • Print Size • TTS (ELA test) • Screen Reader Mode • Calculator (Non-calculator tests) • Stacked Spanish/English

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What we Collected • Line Reader • Highlighter • Masking • TTS on item • TTS on selection • TTS on item Spanish • TTS on selection Spanish

Total Feature Use

Total Feature Use

Percent Feature Use ELA

Percent Feature Use Math

Text to Speech Use

Line Reader Use

Highlighter Use

Masking Use

What Questions do we Ask Next?

Lessons Learned • Ton of data • Have a plan • Contract • Know what you want, and why.

Contacts Andrew Hinkle, Educational Program Specialist Andrew.Hinkle@education.ohio.gov Dr. Aaron Schmidlin, Assessment Researcher Aaron.Schmidlin@education.ohio.gov Dr. Kurt Taube, Educational Consultant kurt.taube@education.ohio.gov