Call for Papers
Workshop Details
In recent years, technological advances have made computer-based and digitally based assessments (DBAs) more mainstream, especially for large-scale evaluations like the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). These new DBAs implement technologies to improve accessibility for all participants with different learning backgrounds, especially those with disabilities, using the universal design (UD) framework. UD rests on the idea that in designing tests the full range of students who will participate must be kept in mind from the beginning. Under this framework, most DBAs now offer a range of accessibility features (AFs) that consist of accommodations that are available only to SWDs as well as UD elements that are available to all students. By using UD, assessments are expected to become more accessible to and equitable for all students.
Inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA) is a broad topic and can tap into various areas. Potential topics we would like to cover in our workshop include:
Use of different data sources (e.g., large-scale assessments, massive open online courses (MOOCs), games, collaborative chats) to address specific IDEA questions.
Use of different features and variables, with a special focus on process data (e.g., performance indicators, tool use, accommodation assignments) common and uncommon within IDEA research.
Special focus on populations, general students with disabilities (SWDs), students with specific disabilities (e.g., autism), English language learners (ELLs).
Identification of students who may benefit from IDEA assistance but did not receive it (e.g., students who may need extra time but were not provided extra time).
Dissemination and reporting of IDEA results to public audiences for better transparency and inclusion.
Application of EDM techniques and methods to explore IDEA data (e.g., propensity score matching, machine learning, process mining).
What we hope to accomplish in this workshop is a better understanding of the ways in which research on inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility benefit from recent advances and improvements in education and policy (e.g., consistent accommodation procedures), education technology (e.g., digital tests), and emerging research methodologies. Through this workshop we plan to highlight and discover the various approaches and methods through which IDEA research is conducted. Specifically, we aim to explore ways to support this wide research area through data-driven findings.
Read the full accepted workshop proposal here for more details.
Submission Guidelines
We invite you to submit your original work for presentation and discussion. There will be two types of submissions:
Short papers (4-6 pages + references; ~15minute presentation) that describe exploratory, early work-in-progress addressing or related to any of the above topics or the workshop as a whole.
Long papers (up to 10 pages + references; ~25-minute presentation) that describe more full and extensive work.
We hope that the combination of submission types will provide a good mixture of early career attendees (e.g., graduate students) and seasoned researchers.
All submissions must be formatted using the EDM 2022 Microsoft Word template or LaTeX template. See this page for EDM resources.
Submissions will be peer-reviewed by the workshop organizers (see the People page). All submitted papers should be carefully blinded for review. Take care to remove all authors' names and identifying information (e.g. grant numbers), and refer to any of your prior work in the third person (e.g. "In our prior work [1]" instead of "Previously, Smith et al. did ... [1]" ).
Please submit all papers (PDF) directly to Juanita Hicks, jhicks@air.org. We will send you a submission acknowledgment as soon as possible. The identity of the sender will not influence the peer review process.
Important Dates:
Paper Submission Deadline: extended to July 8, 2022
Acceptance Notification (rolling basis), latest: July 12, 2022
Workshop: July 27, 2022