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Title: Inclusion of Students with Blindness to Physics Exams: What Problems Do Students Have and What Do They Recommend?
Language: English
Authors: Arzu Öden-Acar (ORCID 0000-0002-3118-6077), Ali Eryilmaz (ORCID 0000-0003-2161-6018)
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.
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  Data: 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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