samigo, accessibility: Improve text of warning messages to students taking assessments

Description

Some new warning messages to students taking assessments have been added in Sakai 20 in cases where their work may have failed to save. The current messages are a bit confusing. I think they can be made easier to read and clearer with better/more accessible formatting and language.

Heading level 5 has been added to the alerts per accessibility best practice mentioned here: https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/forms/notifications/#listing-errors

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multipleTabsWarning

org.sakaiproject.tool.assessment.bundle.DeliveryMessages

<p><h5>WARNING: Multiple Tabs</h5></p><p>Using multiple tabs will result in <strong>LOST WORK</strong>! </p><p>The <strong>Time Remaining</strong> displayed above may be <strong>INCORRECT</strong> when more than one assessment is open at once!</p>

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multipleTabsWarningDetail

org.sakaiproject.tool.assessment.bundle.DeliveryMessages

<p>Your answers may <strong>not</strong> have been saved.</p><p><h5>To clear this error:</h5></p><p><ol><li>Make note of your answers or copy them to your local device in case you need to re-enter them.</li><li><strong>CLOSE</strong> all open browser tabs but one.</li><li>Select the <strong>Tests & Quizzes</strong> link at the top of the page to go back to the main page of <em>Tests & Quizzes</em>.</li><li>Select the assessment, then <strong>Continue</strong> taking it.</li></ol></p>

SAM

autosaveFailed

org.sakaiproject.tool.assessment.bundle.DeliveryMessages

<h5>WARNING: Autosave Failed</h5> This may be due to an interruption in your network connection.

SAM

autosaveFailedDetail

org.sakaiproject.tool.assessment.bundle.DeliveryMessages

<p>Make note of your answers or copy them to your local device in case you need to re-enter them. If your internet connection is restored, click the <strong>Save</strong> button.</p>

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  • 27 Jul 2021, 12:33 PM
  • 27 Jul 2021, 12:23 PM

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Earle Nietzel September 27, 2021 at 5:49 PM

Has this been reviewed by T&L?

Tiffany Stull August 17, 2021 at 12:08 PM

Just a note: I had a typo in one of the messages in the screenshots - I updated the table in the description with it fixed, though.

Earle Nietzel August 17, 2021 at 10:10 AM

If we can get some more eyes on the text changes it would be ideal so that we don't have to change them again.

BTW they look positive!

Tiffany Stull July 27, 2021 at 12:41 PM

there are a couple warning messages to students when their work may have failed to save in a quiz (one due to multiple browser tabs being open to different timed assessments, and another due to internet connection cutting off and autosave attempting to run). Are these two messages read automatically to screen reader users, or do the messages need to have the alert role added to them?

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Created July 27, 2021 at 12:32 PM
Updated September 30, 2021 at 6:08 AM
Resolved September 30, 2021 at 6:08 AM

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