Accessible Assessment and Pedagogies: Improving Student Outcomes Through Inclusive Practice [Paperback]

Part I:??The Why, The What, The Who & The How

1.?Introducing the Accessible Assessment ARC Linkage Project

2.?What is Accessibility and Why Does it Matter?

3.?Understanding Language and Attentional Difficulties?

Part II:?Designing Out Barriers in Summative Assessment

4.?The Process of Accessible Assessment Redesign?

5.?Do Accessible Assessment Task Sheets Work??

6.?The Assessment Crucible Effect

Part III:?Removing Barriers to Classroom Learning

7.?Common Barriers That Impact Student Learning

8.?Teachers Busting Barriers by Engaging in Accessible Pedagogies

9.?Did Teachers Use of Accessible Pedagogies Make Any Difference to Students?

Part IV:?Upping the Accessibility Ante with AAfL

10.?Accessible Assessment for Learning?(AAfL)

11.?Starting with Success Criteria

12.?Student Experience as a Force for Accessibility in Assessment for Learning

Part V:?Other Important Ingredients for Success

13.?Teachers Reflecting on Going Okay (or not!)

14.?Leveraging Accessibility for Whole School Improvement

15.?Conclusion (or is it&?)

Accessibility is one of the key attributes of quality assessment and is at the core of QCAA's work from kindergarten to Year 12. Ensuring an assessment is accessible is essential to provide all students with a clear understanding of how to demonstrate their learning. The outcomes of this work are incredibly exciting. The innovative research methodology has already provided valuable data that underpin evidence-led strategies to support tlãÔ