The Student Accessibility Resources and Test Settings Web page under the Test Administration tab provides all guides, manuals, and tools related to assessment accessibility for the 2017 — 18 test administration (e.g., non-embedded accommodation multiplication table).
Not exact matches
Faculty - Administrators: Increasing Proximity to VPR — ResearchNorth (St. Louis U.)-- changing culture of research office and increasing
accessibility; very low startup and maintenance ($ 20K; $ 160 / mo; 525 sq. ft.); programming; intellectual
resources (books); faculty can use it for meetings (use increasing) and lab meetings bring
students to the space; snacks, coffee, beer; open door culture has increased casual interaction; VPR and Provost have dropped in on meetings; similar space has been requested for second campus — space has somewhat bridged a physical division between north and south campuses.
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Accessibility Resources for Special
Students * Assistive Technology Benefits All
Students: An Interview with Assistive Technology Developer Steve Timmer * Assistive Technology Index * Teaching Special Kids: Online
Resources for Teachers
Students were exposed to the testing platform and the
accessibility and accommodations
resources, and they were able to gain an appreciation for the depth of the questions.
District staff asked parents and educators what they wanted to learn about the assessment system, and they designed training sessions to address these topics, such as having parents analyze
student test questions, helping teachers learn to score extended responses, and allowing teachers to explore
accessibility and accommodations
resources to find out which supports were the best fit for their
students.
The Special Education Department created a separate training that was offered for special education staff that focused on the IEP and the new accommodations and other
accessibility resources available for special education
students.
Benefits of online mathematics courses have been noted to include (a) a wide range of potential
resources; (b) convenience, flexibility and
accessibility, which is especially important to teachers who have busy schedules and may not be able to attend face - to - face learning opportunities; (c) a dynamic learning environment; (d) varied communication opportunities; (e) the potential for individual and independent learning; and (f) the facility with which today's
students may engage in these learning opportunities (Engelbrecht & Harding, 2005a, pp. 264 - 266).
PARCC and Smarter Balanced exams also include built - in features and innovative approaches to
accessibility resources that are tailored to
students» needs.
The
resources in this section describe the
accessibility tools that are universally available to all
students, and the supports and accommodations that are made a available to English language learners (ELLs) and
students with disabilities with identified needs.
Students took great advantage of these tools and
resources during the Field Test, using
accessibility and accommodation features in one - third of test sessions.
Accessibility resources provided on Smarter Balanced assessments ensure equitable access for students with diverse accessibility needs and
Accessibility resources provided on Smarter Balanced assessments ensure equitable access for
students with diverse
accessibility needs and
accessibility needs and preferences.
As a result, our end - of - year test includes
accessibility resources that address visual, auditory, and physical access barriers — allowing virtually all
students to show what they know and can do without compromising the assessment construct.
There are quite a number of people who wish to obtain a college education, but their limited
resources may easily hinder their ability to do so if not for the
accessibility of
student loans.
Foremost among their concerns will be sustaining merit - based admissions, increasing
accessibility for
students from all backgrounds and, to the extent our
resources allow, adding
resources to the overall tuition scholarship.