Accessibility of tests for individuals with disabilities within a validity framework

System

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 107-133

  Hansen, Eric G ^a   Mislevy, Robert J ^b   Steinberg, Linda S ^c   Lee, Moon J ^d   Forer, Douglas C ^a  

^a EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Edward R Murrow School of Commun ^*  (United States)

^d WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Accommodations; Computer based testing; Disabilities; English as a second language English as a foreign language testing; Standardized test design; Task design; Test validity; Universal design

Indexed keywords

EID: 13644277361     PISSN: 0346251X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.system.2004.11.002     Document Type: Article

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