Inclusion of Students with Blindness to Physics Exams: What Problems Do Students Have and What Do They Recommend?
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| Title: | Inclusion of Students with Blindness to Physics Exams: What Problems Do Students Have and What Do They Recommend? |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Arzu Öden-Acar (ORCID |
| Source: | European Journal of Education. 2026 61(1). |
| Availability: | Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 9 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | High Schools Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Students with Disabilities, Blindness, Testing Accommodations, Physics, Science Tests, Inclusion, Barriers, High School Students, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: | Turkey |
| DOI: | 10.1111/ejed.70390 |
| ISSN: | 0141-8211 1465-3435 |
| Abstract: | Students with blindness need testing accommodations to ensure they can access tests like their peers. The aim of this study is to determine the inclusion problems experienced by students with blindness in physics exams and their suggestions for solving these problems. The research was carried out by taking into account the exams that students took in physics courses in the classroom and physics tests included in national exams in Turkey. Phenomenological research design was used in the research. Six senior and two junior high school students with blindness were interviewed. Interview data were analysed by using content analysis methodology. According to the results, the most common problems encountered by the students were related to the presentation style of the exams. Students with blindness find neither classroom education nor classroom and national examinations fair. The challenges related to the exam environment, answer style, and timing are mostly experienced in in-class exams. Students with blindness have made suggestions to make school physics exams and national exams accessible. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1497847 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Students with blindness need testing accommodations to ensure they can access tests like their peers. The aim of this study is to determine the inclusion problems experienced by students with blindness in physics exams and their suggestions for solving these problems. The research was carried out by taking into account the exams that students took in physics courses in the classroom and physics tests included in national exams in Turkey. Phenomenological research design was used in the research. Six senior and two junior high school students with blindness were interviewed. Interview data were analysed by using content analysis methodology. According to the results, the most common problems encountered by the students were related to the presentation style of the exams. Students with blindness find neither classroom education nor classroom and national examinations fair. The challenges related to the exam environment, answer style, and timing are mostly experienced in in-class exams. Students with blindness have made suggestions to make school physics exams and national exams accessible. |
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| ISSN: | 0141-8211 1465-3435 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/ejed.70390 |
