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Accessibility of Tests in Higher Education Online Learning Environments: Perspectives and Practices of U.K. Expert Practitioners

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.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:OTU.1807/43995
Date17 March 2014
CreatorsLaughton, Simone
ContributorsMcDougall, Doug
Source SetsLibrary and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada
Languageen_ca
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis

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