Assessment Are the assessment tasks clearly set out so that students understand the requirements of the question and solution? Are formula booklets and/or a glossary of terms available in exams and tests, where competence standards allow? Is coloured graph paper or squared paper available in exams? Do questions avoid rote learning and recall by focusing on understanding? Do you have a marking scheme that avoids penalising messy work? Do you provide alternative assessments (e.g. presentations/posters/portfolio of work/annotated diagrams instead of written work)? Is detailed and clear feedback, available in alternative formats, given to enable students to see how to move forward? Have you reviewed all of your tests (including in-class and CAA) for accessibility? 6 STEM Disability Committee The STEM Disability Committee has been established as a cross-STEM collaborative group of professional to consider practical ways to improve policies, practices and provision for disabled people. It exists within the wider picture of diversity in STEM but has specific focus on all aspects of disability. Its area of interest spans the whole STEM pipeline, including those aspiring to a STEM career as well as those already employed in a STEM role. Core Members Institute of Physics (IOP) Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Society of Biology (SoB) Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) Royal Society (RS) Core members are those organisations in the STEM community who have made a clear commitment to increasing disability access for people studying
Assessment Are the assessment tasks clearly set out so that students understand the requirements of the question and solution? Are formula booklets and/or a glossary of terms available in exams and tests, where competence standards allow? Is coloured graph paper or squared paper available in exams? Do questions avoid rote learning and recall by focusing on understanding? Do you have a marking scheme that avoids penalising messy work? Do you provide alternative assessments (e.g. presentations/posters/portfolio of work/annotated diagrams instead of written work)? Is detailed and clear feedback, available in alternative formats, given to enable students to see how to move forward? Have you reviewed all of your tests (including in-class and CAA) for accessibility? 6 STEM Disability Committee The STEM Disability Committee has been established as a cross-STEM collaborative group of professional to consider practical ways to improve policies, practices and provision for disabled people. It exists within the wider picture of diversity in STEM but has specific focus on all aspects of disability. Its area of interest spans the whole STEM pipeline, including those aspiring to a STEM career as well as those already employed in a STEM role. Core Members Institute of Physics (IOP) Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Society of Biology (SoB) Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) Royal Society (RS) Core members are those organisations in the STEM community who have made a clear commitment to increasing disability access for people studying
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