Assessment and Evaluation Flashcards

Before a new classroom assignment, what is the primary purpose of a consumer needs assessment?

Answer: To determine the consumer's display, format, and communication preferences

A needs assessment identifies how the consumer wants text delivered so access is effective.

A deaf student says the captions move too fast to read. Which adjustment best addresses this?

Answer: Adjusting display settings like font size, lines shown, or scroll behavior

Display adjustments improve readability while keeping the verbatim content intact.

When evaluating an environment before a session, which factor most directly affects realtime accuracy?

Answer: Audio quality and clarity of the speaker's voice

Poor audio leads to drops and mistranslations regardless of writer skill.

Which pre-session task most improves accuracy for a technical lecture?

Answer: Building job dictionary entries from the syllabus, slides, and glossary

Prepping terminology in a job dictionary reduces untranslates and misspellings of specialized terms.

What is the best way to gather consumer feedback on CART service quality?

Answer: Ask the consumer directly, using a brief check-in or survey

The consumer is the primary judge of whether the access was effective.

Under the ADA, effective communication assessments for CART should give primary consideration to:

Answer: The request of the individual with a disability

Title II entities must give primary consideration to the individual's requested auxiliary aid.

A provider notices recurring misstrokes on the same few words. What is the best evaluation-based response?

Answer: Create a brief or alternate outline and drill it in practice

Targeted dictionary entries and drills fix patterns found in self-evaluation.