[Nfbnet-members-list] Fwd: ETS Research Study on GRE Usability

[David Andrews]

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>Educational Testing Service (ETS) is seeking blind and low vision 
>adults 18 years or older who are currently in their senior year of 
>undergraduate school and plan to attend graduate school or who have 
>obtained a college degree and are actively pursuing graduate school 
>to participate in a Graduate Record Examination (GRE) usability 
>study. The study will examine the accessibility and usability of the 
>GRE exam for screen reader users and screen magnification users. 
>This research study will help ETS improve the accuracy and fairness 
>of assessments for students with visual disabilities. This is an 
>evaluation of the methods (formats) of testing, not of the 
>participant's ability. Participants who are blind should have at 
>least a working familiarity with JAWS 18 and be Braille readers. 
>Those participants who are low vision should have at least a working 
>familiarity with ZoomText. Participants should have plans to take 
>the GRE within the next 12 months.
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>The study will take place over two days. On the first day 
>participants will take a complete GRE testing session, estimated to 
>take 3 hours and 45 minutes plus time and a half if requested by the 
>participant. During their testing session participants will be asked 
>to provide feedback on any usability and accessibility issues they 
>encounter. There will also be a break from testing for a lunch 
>break. On the second day of the study, participants will take part 
>in a focus group discussion related to their experience taking the 
>GRE. As a thank you, participants will each be paid $1000 for their 
>participation. Travel, lodging, and meals will be covered by ETS.
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>This study has been approved by the ETS ethics board. Individuals 
>who meet the inclusion criteria and are interested in participating 
>in the study should contact Carlos Cavalie at 
><mailto:ccavalie at ets.org>ccavalie at ets.org.
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>Lou Ann Blake, J.D.
>Deputy Executive Director, Jernigan Institute
>200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
>(410) 659-9314, extension 2221| <mailto:lblake at nfb.org>lblake at nfb.org
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