Accessibility
Design, features, and accommodations can make assessment more accessible to provide a better measure of what students know and can do. Our research explores the intersection of accessibility, technology, and assessment.


Making digital content accessible for all
On this Education Talk Radio Pre K – 20 radio show, host Larry Jacobs talks with NWEA’s Elizabeth Barker and Brian Tosky about universal design for learning and more.
Making digital content accessible for all. Education Talk Radio Pre K-20
Mentions: Elizabeth Barker
Topics: Equity, Accessibility


A longitudinal study of reading growth for students with visual impairments
Using data from Northwest Evaluation Associationās Measures of Academic Progress assessment, reading achievement was analyzed from 224 students with visual impairments in grades 3ā10, in four states over an eight-year time period.
By: Beth Boroson, Elizabeth Barker, Xueming (Sylvia) Li
Topics: Accessibility, Growth, Reading & language arts


A longitudinal study of reading growth for students with visual impairments
This study compares reading growth for students with visual impairments with a nationally normed group of students from the general population using data from the NWEA MAP Growth assessment.
By: Beth Boroson, Elizabeth Barker, Xueming Li
Topics: Equity, Accessibility, Reading & language arts