1st Edition
Accessible Assessment and Pedagogies Improving Student Outcomes Through Inclusive Practice
Part I: The Why, The What, The Who, and The How
1. Introducing the Accessible Assessment ARC Linkage Project
Linda J. Graham, Jill Willis, and Callula Killingly
2. What is Accessibility and Why Does it Matter?
Linda J. Graham, Callula Killingly, and Haley Tancredi
3. Understanding Language and Attentional Difficulties
Haley Tancredi, Linda J. Graham, Callula Killingly, and Gaenor Dixon
Part II: Designing Out Barriers in Summative Assessment
4. The Process of Accessible Assessment Redesign
Linda J. Graham, Callula Killingly, and Jill Willis
5. Do Accessible Assessment Task Sheets Work?
Callula Killingly, Linda J. Graham, Sonia White, and Naomi Sweller
6. The Assessment Crucible Effect
Jill Willis and Julie Arnold
Part III: Removing Barriers to Classroom Learning
7. Common Barriers That Impact Student Learning
Haley Tancredi, Linda J. Graham, and Callula Killingly
8. Teachers Busting Barriers by Engaging in Accessible Pedagogies
Linda J. Graham, Haley Tancredi, and Callula Killingly
9. Did Teachers’ Use of Accessible Pedagogies Make Any Difference to Students?
Haley Tancredi, Linda J. Graham, Callula Killingly, and Naomi Sweller
Part IV: Upping the Accessibility Ante with AAfL
10. Accessible Assessment for Learning (AAfL)
Jill Willis, Julie Arnold, Christopher DeLuca, and Callula Killingly
11. Starting With Success Criteria
Jill Willis and Julie Arnold
12. Student Experience as a Force for Accessibility in Assessment for Learning
Julie Arnold
Part V: Other Important Ingredients for Success
13. Teachers Reflecting on Going Ok (or Not!)
Jill Willis, Andrew Gibson, and Julie Arnold
14. Leveraging Accessibility for Whole School Improvement
Jill Willis, Linda J. Graham, and Callula Killingly
15. Conclusion (Or Is It…?)
Linda J. Graham, Jill Willis, Julie Arnold, Callula Killingly, Lara Maia-Pike, and Haley Tancredi
Biography
Linda J. Graham is Professor and Director of the Centre for Inclusive Education (C4IE) at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia. She specialises in identifying and addressing factors that prevent students from accessing and benefitting from education. Linda has published more than 100 books, chapters, and journal articles on inclusive education, as well as numerous pieces published in The Conversation.
Jill Willis is Professor in the School of Education at Queensland University of Technology. She specialises in collaborative research that promotes positive outcomes for students in complex educational contexts such as equity in assessment, wellbeing in school learning spaces, and teacher agency in quality frameworks.
"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 teacher assessment literacy and has informed the development of assessment materials that support improved student learning. We have been privileged to collaborate with QUT, and thank the research team, teachers and students for their dedication to this project."
Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority
