Can CAA be used to assess students with special needs?
Testing accommodations such as more time, larger fonts, a reader, etc. will be provided at the discretion of the teacher. Existing technological solutions can be incorporated into the CAA testing environment for students with visual impairments. Other accommodations such as longer test-taking time, an on-site reader, or a sign language interpreter can be made available through the school authority. Because CAA has the potential to offer assessments in multiple modes (i.e., sound, video, animations, etc.), testing accommodation solutions are more readily available. For example, an on-site reader may not be necessary because tools exist that can read digital text aloud to students. Castle Rock Research will work with Alberta Education, teachers, and other stakeholders to ensure that the CAA system can accommodate as many students with special needs as possible.
