Test Accessibility and Modification Inventory
The Test Accessibility and Modification Inventory (TAMI; Beddow, Kettler, & Elliott, 2008) is an evaluation tool designed to facilitate a comprehensive analysis of tests and test items for the purpose of enhancing access and meaningful responses from all students.
TAMI was developed as part of the Consortium for Alternate Assessment Validity and Experimental Studies (CAAVES).
The TAMI consists of an array of descriptors for enhancing item accessibility. The inventory is divided into two parts: Item Analysis (pages 2-3) and Computer-Based Test Analysis (pages 5-6). The first part is organized into six categories based on the key elements of a test item (highlighted with an example on page 4). The second part is organized into four sections based on the key dimensions of computer-based tests.
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An additional rating component of the TAMI, the Accessibility Rating Matrix (ARM; Beddow, Elliott, & Kettler, 2009) was developed as part of the Consortium for Modified Alternate Assessment Development and Implementation (CMAADI).The ARM consists of 2 rubrics: the Item Analysis rubric and the Overall Analysis rubric. Together with the companion ARM Record Form, the ARM can be used to facilitate the evaluation and modification of test items with a focus on improving their accessibility for all students.
By using the TAMI systematically, new and existing tests and test items can be improved to enhance testing practices for students.
You may download the TAMI, Accessibility Rating Matrix, and ARM Record Form documents in PDF format below:
Test Accessibility and Modification Inventory (TAMI)
TAMI Accessibility Rating Matrix
Presentation at CCSSO 2009 National Conference on Student Assessment
Quantifying and Improving the Accessibility of Tests and Test Items - Beddow
For more information or to request copies, please contact tami@vanderbilt.edu 11/16/09
FUNDING AGENCY
Dept. of Education/OESE
TOTAL DOLLARS
$325,649
PROJECT PERIOD
10/1/2006-6/30/2009
INVESTIGATORS
PI: Steve Elliott
This tool, the TAMI, should help all test developers systematically apply principles of universal design to advance the accessibility of tests for all students, not just students identified with disabilities.
—Steve Elliott
