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Russell, Michael; Hoffmann, Thomas; Higgins, Jennifer – Innovate: Journal of Online Education, 2009
Michael Russell, Thomas Hoffmann, and Jennifer Higgins describe how the principles of universal design were applied to the development of an innovative computer-based test delivery system, NimbleTools, to meet the accessibility and accommodation needs of students with a wide range of disabilities and special needs. Noting the movement to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Computer Assisted Testing, Testing Accommodations, Disabilities
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Russell, Michael; Hoffmann, Thomas; Higgins, Jennifer – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2009
Students with disabilities and special needs have faced challenges in accessing educational content, and in taking traditional pen-and-paper tests. How might technology improve the process, while making statewide tests truly accessible to all students? NimbleTools is the first computer-based test delivery system that incorporates principles of…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Test Items, Computer Assisted Testing, Disabilities
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Russell, Michael; Haney, Walt – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2000
Summarizes recent developments in the use of technology in schools and state-level testing programs. Presents results of two studies, one with 114 students and one with about 200 students, that indicate that written tests administered on paper underestimate the achievement of students accustomed to working with computers. (SLD)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Technology, High School Students, High Schools
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Landau, Steven; Russell, Michael; Gourgey, Karen; Erin, Jane N.; Cowan, Jennifer – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2003
This article describes an experimental system for administering multiple-choice math tests to students who are visually impaired or have other print disabilities. Using a new audio-tactile computer peripheral device called the Talking Tactile Tablet, a preliminary version of a self-voicing test was created for eight participants. (Contains…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Blindness, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Graphics