Universal Design: Check Your Understanding

Questions from Section 1:

1. 

   Who first coined the phrase Universal Design?

   1. Ron Mace
   2. CAST
   3. Frank Lloyd Wright
   4. None of the above
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Section 2:

1. 

   Universal Design for Learning principles support the learning of:

   1. English language learners
   2. students with disabilities
   3. first generation college students
   4. all of the above
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Section 3:

1. 

   In order to provide equal access to course materials, faculty can use an online file validator to test their accessibility

   1. True
   2. False
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Section 5:

1. 

   Research shows that 90% of students stop attending to a lecture after:

   1. 5 minutes
   2. 30 minutes
   3. 20 minutes
   4. none - students will attend to a lecture as long as required
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Section 6:

1. 

   Rubrics are recommended for assessment because

   1. students are more likely to understand what is expected
   2. assessment strategies can be individualized
   3. it makes it easier for faculty to grade students consistently
   4. all of the above
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Section 7:

1. 

   A Universal Design Core Team can best support the campus-wide implementation of Universal Design for Learning by:

   1. requiring all faculty to do it
   2. offering on-going support to faculty as they implement strategies
   3. sending administrators to off-site universal design training
   4. limiting the use of online courses
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