Scoring: The Next Frontier of Fairness and Accessibility for Digital Assessments

Abstract

This chapter includes a brief review of the advances in fairness of digital assessments for people with disabilities, followed by a deeper discussion of three new frontiers. These frontiers include (a) automated scoring technologies, (b) process data to enhance score reporting and feedback, and (c) simulated performance assessments. Each of the innovations is evaluated in relation to the current fairness standards and existing research. The chapter concludes with recommendations that can be applied immediately, along with a new standard specifically focused on the complexity of process data and the interaction with testing accommodations and assistive technologies.

Keywords: process data; automated scoring; simulation, disabilities; assistive technology; accommodations