[Blindmath] ALEKS - extended time?

Wed Jul 2 16:36:53 UTC 2014

I've been copying the text of the problems from the website into the 
clipboard and then modifying it in a text file so that I can read and 
work the problem. I'm sure this increases the risk of errors, but the 
problems are generated randomly, and my school would have no way of 
Brailling them.

I'm glad you mentioned extended time. I've been working under the 
assumption that the entire course was self-paced, but I need to make 
sure there aren't any timed assignments.
On 7/2/2014 7:43 AM, Mary Woodyard via Blindmath wrote:
> Another area to check for Accessibility with the online teaching systems
> that I have encountered in my son's education is the ability to give a Blind
> or Vision Impaired student extended time.  The main areas that I have seen
> that need to be reviewed, in addition to the screen reader are the ability
> to use extended time and also the ease of exporting data out so that
> questions that are more easily done on paper can be accommodated into Nemeth
> or Large Print for the student.
>
> The online system my son's school uses cannot give him extended time in a
> class.  However, the teacher can create a second class folder, with just him
> (or any student who needs extended time in it) and then he can use extended
> time.  So - in addition to the screen reader - you might want to look at
> both of those features also.
>
> Transferring math problems from the computer to paper to do the work is
> quite challenging for VI students.  If they transfer the problem incorrectly
> - then obviously the answer will be wrong.  My son's Math teacher was able
> to export out some of the tests that he took on the computer so that he
> could have an enlarged working copy to do the work and then just enter the
> answers.  This was not easy though with the testing system they used.
>
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>     1. Re: The ALEKS program for mathematics (D?niel Hajas)
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> Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2014 20:51:23 +0200
> From: D?niel Hajas <hajasdani at freemail.hu>
> To: "'Amanda Lacy'" <lacy925 at gmail.com>,	"'Blind Math list for those
> 	interested in mathematics'"	<blindmath at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] The ALEKS program for mathematics
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> Amanda!
> Unfortunately, can not help you in practical terms as never used the
> programme, but I am guessing this is how the developer thought of
> translating the mathematical symbols to a more verbal form for the screen
> readers.
> The idea can work as long as the pronounciation is good by the speech engine
> but I doubt they would find words for everything that is necessary.
>
> Bests,
> Dan
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> From: Blindmath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Amanda
> Lacy via Blindmath
> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 11:16 PM
> To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
> Subject: [Blindmath] The ALEKS program for mathematics
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> Hi,
>
> This Fall Austin Community College will begin using ALEKS for developmental
> math. My job this summer is to test it for accessibility
> - figure out what works and what doesn't, so that blind students enrolled in
> this course will have a smooth start this semester. First, have any of you
> used the online ALEKS system for math? If so, how well did it work for you,
> and what assistive technology do you use? Second, apparently ALEKS has an
> accessibility mode intended for people using screen readers. I've been
> testing it for the past month and have noticed something peculiar. An
> example formula reads like this:
>
> The area
> ey
>   of a circle with radius
> r
>   is given by the following formula.
> ey equals Pie r begin exponent 2 end exponent Notice that what is intended
> to be understood as the letter 'a' is written as the letter 'e' followed by
> the letter 'y'. Also, Pi is misspelled! All symbols are spelled out as
> words. Does anyone here know where this content came from?
>
> Thanks,
> Amanda Lacy
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