Making e-exams accessible

7. Barriers in digital exams

7.2. Which question types in Moodle should I rather not use?

Not all question types are suitable for a question within e-exams, as they can present a barrier. As not all students have the opportunity to answer different question types, the following table provides an overview of question types that should be avoided.

Table: Question types that are not accessible
Question type	Brief description	Do not use because...
Arrangement	Organise the randomly arranged elements in a meaningful order.	Is not accessible for people with visual impairments, motor impairments or mental illnesses. Not controllable via keyboard. Not readable with screen reader.
Drag and drop on image	Images or texts are dragged onto storage areas of a background image.	Is not accessible for people with visual impairments, motor impairments or mental illnesses. Not controllable via keyboard. Not readable with screen reader.
Drag and drop on text	Missing words in the question text are filled in using drag-and-drop.	Is not accessible for people with visual impairments. Not controllable via keyboard. Not readable with screen reader.
Drag-and-drop markings	Markers are dragged and dropped onto a background image.	Is not accessible for people with visual impairments, motor impairments or mental illnesses. Not controllable via keyboard. Not readable with screen reader.
Extended cloze text	A question type that deals with filling in blanks. Allows "drag&drop" and "drop down" answer options with the display of incorrect answer options, which serve as a distraction when answering the question.	Is not accessible for people with motor impairments or mental illnesses.
Cloze text (Cloze)	Questions of this type are very flexible. The text must be coded to create a gap in order to integrate multiple choice questions, short text questions or numerical questions.	Is not accessible for people with motor impairments or mental illnesses.
Gap text selection	Missing words in the question text are filled in via drop-down menus.	Is not accessible for people with motor impairments or mental illnesses.
Mark words	Highlight letters or words in a paragraph of text.	Is not accessible for people with visual impairments, motor impairments or mental illnesses.
Allocation	The answer to each of the sub-questions must be selected from a list of possibilities.	Is not accessible for people with motor impairments or mental illnesses.

Source: FH Potsdam: Moodle question types of the activity "Test"