invitation to test eTEACH Self Assessment Tool

  • From: "Neal Ewers" <ewers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "Jfwlist" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 12:03:38 -0600

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
<mailto:alice.anderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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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