# @edutopia on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Co9--0wun0K
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/4280781-edutopia-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-02-22T14:45:28.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Edutopia (@edutopia) — https://gondola.cc/edutopia

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The content and format of tests play a big part in how well students do on assessments. To ensure teachers can collect “accurate information about student understanding, performance, achievement, and progress,” assessments should be clear, concise, and free of language that students may not understand, write assessment developers Barbara Dame and Karen Lea. ⁣⁣⁠
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By taking into account the principles of Universal Design for Learning, teachers can create assessments that are both fair and reliable for all students. Here are some recommendations to consider:⁣⁣⁠
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⁣ • Language skills: A fair test contains topics and ideas that are familiar to everyone in the class. Look out for language that could be biased towards students “due to cultural, language, geographical, gender, disability, or other demographic characteristics,” the authors note.⁣⁣⁠
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⁣ • Idiomatic language: Using phrases like “think outside the box,” for example, can trip up students with different language abilities who may read them literally. ⁣⁣⁠
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• Socioeconomic or cultural differences: Try to avoid language that references cultural customs or practices like tipping that depend on background knowledge that some students may not be familiar with. ⁣⁣⁠
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• Sensitive topics: Be aware that difficult subjects, such as homelessness or violence, might directly affect students’ lives and upset test-takers. Prep students in advance that you’ll be addressing sensitive material and consider letting your school counselor know, too. ⁣⁣⁠
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• Proper names: As much as possible, use names in test questions that are common across cultures, like David or Marie, so that students don’t confuse them with a technical term, for example. ⁣⁣⁠
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• Irrelevant material: Avoid extraneous elements like images or graphics so students aren’t distracted from the important parts of the test.⁣⁣⁠
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Link to article in bio.⁣⁣⁠
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