Assessment Modification Program for the College Students with Cognitive Disabilities

An assessment reasonably modified fairly assess the students with cognitive disabilities’ learning performance. Currently, in Taiwan, assessment accommodation and modification mostly have been studied for the elementary and high school students, but few for the college students. The resources and conditions to implement assessment accommodation and modification in college are very different from those in elementary and high schools. How to effectively conduct a meaningful assessment for college students with cognitive disabilities? The purpose of this research is to develop a valid and reasonable assessment system for the college students with cognitive disabilities. This research will take two years, following the one conducted in last year. In the first year, the research is, per surveys with the college teachers of the students with cognitive disabilities, to understand the assessment modification currently held in college, and to explore the difficulties, needs, policies and strategies of the modifications on the base of the teaching and assessment goal. In the second year, the research will interview and conduct Delphi survey on the course teachers and resource classroom teachers, and per the result of the surveys to develop Guideline for College Students with Disabilities’ Assessment for the relevant people to refer. The research will promote the awareness of the assessment issues and establish a model of valid and reasonable assessment for the college students with disabilities.

Project ID:PF10507-1703
External Project ID:MOST105-2410-H182-016