Dane, B. & Lea, R. (2020, May 29). Using Universal Design to Create Better Assessments. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

Teachers can help ensure assessments are fair for students by adopting the Universal Design for Learning, assert Karen Lea and Barbara Dame, both assessment developers. In this blog post, Lea and Dame write about how to develop universally designed tests to ensure they are “reliable, valid, and fair for all individuals.”

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