Development of the Computer-Voiced GRE revised General Test for Examinees Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision GRE vGRE
- Author(s):
- Frankel, Lois; Kirsh, Barbara
- Publication Year:
- 2014
- Source:
- Wendler, Cathy; Bridgeman, Brent (eds.) with assistance from Chelsea Ezzo. The Research Foundation for the GRE revised General Test: A Compendium of Studies. Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service, 2014, p6.3.1-6.3.5
- Document Type:
- Chapter
- Page Count:
- 5
- Subject/Key Words:
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE), Revised GRE, Graduate Admissions, Voiced GRE General Test (vGRE), Test Format, Audiovisual Aids, Accessibility (For Disabled), Pronunciation, Blind, Visual Impairments, Usability Studies
Abstract
Results indicated that the vGRE still did not pronounce some words with sufficient clarity. In addition, some participants had difficulty using keystrokes that were different from those used in screen readers. As much as possible, these concerns were included in the second version of vGRE, and these efforts resulted in the release of the voiced version of the test close to the launch of the GRE revised General Test.