A Development of Conversion Techniques of OMR Sheet Exams for Test-takers with Disabilities

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25750096
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Educational technology
• Research Institution: The National Center for University Entrance Examinations
• Principal Investigator: Minatani Kazunori 独立行政法人大学入試センター, 研究開発部, 准教授 (90551474)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 得点分布 / 受験上の配慮 / マークシート形式記述形式 / 記述形式 / 発達障害者 / 視覚障害者

Outline of Final Research Achievements

It is undesirable to measure academic abilities of test-takers with disabilities, in particular visually impaired people and learning disabilities, using complicated and lengthy OMR sheet exams. In this research it is aimed to realize more accurate measurement of such test-takers' academic abilities. Therefore conversion techniques of multiple choice test which depend heavily on OMR sheets into simple one are developed.
1. Monitoring experiments which investigate the impact of formats of multiple choice test on performance of participants with disabilities are carried out.
2. It is confirmed that if test items are stored as structured data an automated simplification of multiple choice test which depend heavily on OMR sheets can be done.

Free Research Field

福祉工学、教育工学