The application of universal design evaluation for fair testing children with reading disorders

Abstract

The article describes the principles of development of psychological tests and achievement tests that are referred to as «universal design evaluation». It reveals the main elements of this approach. The authors introduce the concept of accommodation as a shift in testing procedure without changing the measurable construct. They illustrate how to create a test in the paradigm of the universal evaluation design through the development of accommodation of testing procedures for children with reading difficulties.

Keywords

• reading
• fair assessment
• universal design training
• accommodation