This study is an investigation of the perspectives and practices of U.K. expert practitioners regarding the accessibility of tests in higher education online learning environments. As a growing area of concern in the higher education field, the accessibility of online tests is a particularly complex and challenging topic. To explore this topic further, twelve U.K. higher education expert practitioners were consulted. Five major themes that were identified by the participants included:
1. Requirement for balance between academic integrity and accessibility;
2. Need for inclusive design to better support the creation and delivery of accessible online tests;
3. Issues related to the mainstreaming of accessible online tests and testing processes;
4. Resources required to support the design and delivery of accessible online tests; and
5. Technology issues and approaches.
The participants shared their research findings, experiences, and reflections regarding their work related to different types of online tests and accessibility.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:OTU.1807/43995 |
| Date | 17 March 2014 |
| Creators | Laughton, Simone |
| Contributors | McDougall, Doug |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | en_ca |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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