Fw: invitation to test eTEACH Self Assessment Tool

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From: Neal Ewers 
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Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 1:03 PM
Subject: invitation to test eTEACH Self Assessment Tool


I'm sorry for any cross postings of this information

If you are a JAWS v.6 or 7 screen reader user, we are currently testing the 
eTEACH Assessment Generator (a tool that allows learners to assess whether or
not material presented is comprehended). We are very excited about this tool's 
ability to reach a population that previously has been excluded. We invite
you to help us test the potential of this tool.

Background:
Too many blind students decide not to pursue careers in science, technology, 
engineering, and math, not because they are not interested in these subjects
or do not have the capacity to succeed in these fields, but because they do not 
have access to the products, resources, and techniques that they need to
study and learn scientific and mathematical principles in nonvisual ways.
Source: National Federation of the Blind http://www.nfb.org/media/nsfgrant.htm

What is involved? We believe the process will take approximately 30 minutes.

If you agree, you will be able to participate from your home, school or work 
computer, at your own time and pace by clicking on a link and doing the 
following:

1. Download the free MathML player and install it on your computer (if you 
don't already have it installed). The MathML player enables Internet Explorer
to display mathematical notation in web pages.

2. Review tips for moving through the quiz
3. Access the quiz (sample questions and equations) through the Assessment 
Generator. Questions will include equations and scientific notations. Answer
choices will be multiple choice, true/false, or open-ended. Please know that we 
are not interested in whether or not you have answered the questions 
correctly-questions
are not scored. We are measuring (through self-reporting) if you can access 
these questions.

4. At the end of the questions, you will be taken to a survey for 
self-reporting how successful you were reading and navigating the sample quiz. 
This study
is intended to measure how successful JAWS screen reader users are in using the 
self-assessment tool. We are not measuring math or science skill levels,
so please do not be concerned about correct or incorrect answers to the survey. 
Also note that the survey is set up so responses are anonymous. We are
concerned only with how successful the Self Assessment tool is for JAWS screen 
reader users.

If you would like to help us evaluate the eTEACH Assessment Generator, please 
go to:
http://eteach.engr.wisc.edu/mike/SampleSelf-assessment_files/StartHere.html

If you know others who may be willing to help, please forward this email to 
them, or if have any questions about this research project, please contact Alice
Anderson by email or telephone at alice.anderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, or 608-262-2129.

We would appreciate any help you could give us in this work to make it possible 
for screen reader users to become empowered to more easily do math and science.

Neal Ewers
Trace Research and Development Center



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