Many tools for accessibility and test taking best practices can be enabled for students. Before creating an assessment form, consider which accommodations need to be universal for all students versus available only to specific students and whether some tools should be available on some items only.
See also: Form Settings, Section Settings - obsolete, Author Test Items
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Navigation/Informational Tools | |
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| Instruction Screen | |
To provide instructions that apply to an entire section of a test, create a resource of the instructions, and then attach to one or multiple sections (on the same or multiple assessments). The instructions are added at the section level of a form, and can be added to multiple sections as needed. See also: Create Instructions for a Form. | |
| Item Number | Both the top and bottom of the screen indicate what item number the student is currently on.
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| Flag Item (Bookmark) |
The tester can flag items they would like a reminder to revisit. Flagged items are shown on the review screens. This feature is automatically enabled. See also: Review
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| Expandable Columns | For items organized into two column (e.g., passage and prompt), the student can minimize a column to make the other one wider. This can make it easier to view a wide table or diagram without scrolling.
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| Resources/Exhibits (e.g., math reference sheet) |
Exhibits can be added at the item level in the ‘Associated Exhibits’ area of the Properties tab. These will display in |
the ‘Exhibits’ button in the top toolbar when previewing a form. Multiple exhibits can be added, and tab names can be updated. |
For items organized into two column (e.g., passage and prompt), the student can minimize a column to make the other one wider. This can make it easier to view a wide table or diagram without scrolling.
| Timer |
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a section level time limit, how long in before a warning should appear and the timer type. A hard warning auto-submits, while the soft warning indicates when the proctor is expected to call for students to submit. For students with an extended time accommodation (Double Time, Time and Half or Triple Time), the clock will automatically be adjusted.
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| Pause |
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Testing Best Practices | |
| Choice Eliminator | |
Partially covers an answer choice with a gray striped screen and can be turned on and off by clicking each option choice. This setting can be used with the choice masking tool.
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| Choice Masking |
Covers all options with a solid screen and can be turned on and off by clicking the eyeball next to each option. Masking will change color to match any color contrast settings. This setting can be used with the choice eliminator tool. Students with 'Answer Masking - Disable' accommodation selected will not see.
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| Notepad |
Allows students to make reminder notes. The notepad is cleared between sections. Scorers will not see student entries.
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| Highlighter |
The tester can highlight text in the content and change the background color by setting a highlight color. This allows the tester to set highlight reminders within the content.
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Accessibility Tools | |
| Text to Speech | |
Provides dynamic text to speech. | |
| Dictionary |
The tester can select a single word and have a dictionary entry appear to help with understanding. Choose from: Merriam-Webster Elementary, Merriam-Webster High School, Merriam-Webster Intermediate or Merriam-Webster Spanish.
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| Glossary |
| Font Size |
The tester can modify the font size of text only. This does not affect images or other design elements.
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| Line Reader |
This tool partially grays out the entire screen except the line the tester is currently reading. This is a strategy to eliminate some "noise" by allowing the tester to focus on one line of text at a time. The tester manually moves the line reader to read new lines of text.
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| Line Reader Mask |
The tester can completely cover the area around the content they are currently reading. This is a strategy to eliminate all "noise" by allowing the tester to focus on one line of text at a time. The tester manually moves the line reader mask to read new lines of text and can change the mask and display window size as needed.
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| Magnifier |
Enable to allow the student to enlarge specific areas of the screen during a test. Once activated, users can move the tool around, enlarge the tool and change the magnification. Allowed magnification is 150% to 400% in 50% intervals. There is also an available accommodation, 'Magnification/Zoom.' If enabled, student can zoom to 110, 120, 150, 175 or 200%.
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| Color Contrast |
The tester can modify the color palette to create either more or less contrast between the font color and background color. There are eight different color schemes to choose from. This is a strategy to make the text easier for the tester to interpret.
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| Mouse pointer size and color | Available as an accommodation only. |
Math Tools | |
| Calculators | |
There are six options to choose from (Desmos and Texas Instrument): basic, scientific, and graphing. Multiple calculators can be made available but only one will be displayed to the student at a time. See also: Calculators
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| Protractor |
Can be turned on at the item or form section level and will display as a tool to the student while taking the test. Currently there is one single degree protractor option to choose from.
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| Ruler |
There are six ruler options to choose from: millimeter, centimeter, half centimeter, half inch, quarter inch, and eighth inch. Multiple rulers can be made available but only one will be displayed to the student at a time.
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Student View of Tools
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Color Contrast Selector
Font Size Selector
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