Compass - Access Assessment Software Version 2
by Koester Performance Research
Functional assessment tool for clinical, educational, and vocational professionals who perform computer access and augmentative communication evaluations
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Compass software measures users’ skills in various kinds of computer interaction. It is designed to help assistive technology professionals perform computer access evaluations with their clients and students. Skills assessed include keyboard and mouse use, navigation through menus, and switch use. Available for Windows and Mac.
Clear Evidence, Better Solutions
Take the guesswork out of computer access assessments. Appropriate use of Compass helps you to:
- Diagnose difficulties with an existing interface
- Evaluate performance with different access systems
- Plan training interventions
- Track changes in a client’s abilities over time, and
- Measure the effectiveness of an intervention.
Flexible, Powerful, yet Easy to Use
Compass uses eight skill tests in three input device domains (pointing, text entry, and switch use) to record data on the speed and accuracy of user actions. A wide range of alternative keyboards, pointing devices, and switches can be used, and each test has many configuration options to customise testing as needed. You select the appropriate tests to run, depending on the particular questions to be addressed. Compass then records data on the speed and accuracy of user actions and reports the results for you to evaluate.
Extensive research has demonstrated Compass’ ease-of-use as well as its measurement validity. Please visit the Publications page for additional information.
What Users are Saying
Therapists have agreed that Compass is easy, increases evaluation efficiency and accuracy, and is an extremely beneficial supplement to subjective evaluation.
- “I WILL USE this software to assess my students’ alternative computer input needs. It is EXACTLY what I need. Thank you!”
- “I am very impressed with the software… Good quantitative data that’s easy to interpret. Great job!”
- “Piece of cake. You could run this without ever reading the instructions…”
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Requirements and ResourcesexpandClick to collapse
- Operating System: Windows 7, Vista, XP, Mac OS X
- System Memory: 64 MB (1 GB for Vista)
- Hard Drive Space: 100 MB
- Processor: Pentium 166 MHz (1 GHz or equivalent for Vista)
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Compass - Access Assessment Software Version 2 is targeted at the following age ranges:
- All Ages
Compass - Access Assessment Software Version 2 is designed to foster development in the areas of:
- Switch use
- Resource preparation
- Use of assistive technology
- Access to computers
- Mouse or touchscreen use
Users can access Compass - Access Assessment Software Version 2 in the following ways:
- Mouse/ Trackball/ Joystick
- Keyboard
- Single Switch
- Multiple Switches
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