Assessment for Education Research Complete by Georgian - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: No images only PDFs discovered/sampled.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes:
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All sampled PDFS contained issues with missing alternative descriptions.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All sampled pdfs were missing primary language.
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All sampled PDF did pass the character encoding test within Acrobat.
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: No tagging is present in any of the sampled PDF's.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All sampled PDFs displayed issues with table tagging.
Does the Read Out Loud function read the PDF in a logical way, preserving the order of the text and various sections?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The format of articles is not standardized in PDF format for this database, leading to some PDFs that have jumbled read out loud results for certain layouts/columns.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
When zooming in to 250%, does all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Yes, though horizontal scrolling is a bit more tedious for articles with multi-column layout
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Alt test issue reported in all accessibility reports.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Alt text issue reported in all accessibility reports.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Alt text issue reported in all accessibility reports.
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All sampled PDFs had issues with tagging and description for tables.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All sampled PDFs had issues with tagging and description for tables.
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some PDF's had no bookmarks, some had an extensive list that linked correctly to the article sections.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some PDFs had no bookmarks, some had an extensive list that linked correctly to the article sections.
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Didn't encounter any videos in the database.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Didn't encounter any videos in the database.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Didn't encounter any videos in the database.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Didn't encounter any videos in the database.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Didn't encounter any videos in the database.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Didn't encounter any videos in the database.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Didn't encounter any videos in the database.
Do videos include described video, or if not, is there a text equivalent of the video provided on the same page or via a link?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Didn't encounter any videos in the database.
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Didn't encounter any videos in the database.
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Didn't encounter any videos in the database.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Didn't encounter any videos in the database.
eResource: Education Research Complete
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: EBSCO
Institution: Georgian
Score: F

Key Findings

Weaknesses

  • PDFs are searchable but not tagged

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Never No images only PDFs discovered/sampled.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Always

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Never All sampled PDFS contained issues with missing alternative descriptions.
Is primary language specified? Never All sampled pdfs were missing primary language.
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always All sampled PDF did pass the character encoding test within Acrobat.
Are all page elements tagged? Never No tagging is present in any of the sampled PDF's.
Are list and table structure correct? Never All sampled PDFs displayed issues with table tagging.

Structure: Reading Order

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the Read Out Loud function read the PDF in a logical way, preserving the order of the text and various sections? Sometimes The format of articles is not standardized in PDF format for this database, leading to some PDFs that have jumbled read out loud results for certain layouts/columns.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Always
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document? Always

Magnification

Question Answer Notes Images
When zooming in to 250%, does all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read? Always Yes, though horizontal scrolling is a bit more tedious for articles with multi-column layout

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Always

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never Alt test issue reported in all accessibility reports.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never Alt text issue reported in all accessibility reports.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never Alt text issue reported in all accessibility reports.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Never All sampled PDFs had issues with tagging and description for tables.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Never All sampled PDFs had issues with tagging and description for tables.

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Sometimes Some PDF's had no bookmarks, some had an extensive list that linked correctly to the article sections.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Sometimes Some PDFs had no bookmarks, some had an extensive list that linked correctly to the article sections.

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Not Applicable Didn't encounter any videos in the database.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Not Applicable Didn't encounter any videos in the database.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Not Applicable Didn't encounter any videos in the database.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Not Applicable Didn't encounter any videos in the database.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Not Applicable Didn't encounter any videos in the database.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable Didn't encounter any videos in the database.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable Didn't encounter any videos in the database.

Described Video

Question Answer Notes Images
Do videos include described video, or if not, is there a text equivalent of the video provided on the same page or via a link? Not Applicable Didn't encounter any videos in the database.
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents? Not Applicable Didn't encounter any videos in the database.

Audio Accessibility

Question Answer Notes Images
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip? Not Applicable Didn't encounter any videos in the database.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Not Applicable Didn't encounter any videos in the database.
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