[Bestplus] Things that may come up in trainings

[Fischer, Janet]

Hi everyone! It's so exciting that we are all getting to feel so
comfortable and competent in our trainings!
 
One thing that I believe has come up - or rather, has not yet come up -
is the question of what to do if an examinee responds to a question in a
language other than English. (We all saw this in our IRR videotapes.).
Unfortunately, Lynda did not address this in our ToT training back in
March. 
 
Carey has referred us to the CAL BEST Plus FAQ's
(http://www.cal.org/bestplus/faq.html) . On the last part of the FAQ's,
CAL has the following posting:
 

Scoring Questions

If an examinee answers the question correctly in a language other than
English, what score do I give him or her?
A response in any language other than English receives a zero for
Listening Comprehension, Language Complexity, and Communication, even if
you understand the response. 
This seems to be a pretty important point for trainees. I wonder if we
should be sure to mention it in trainings, and if so, do we need to
check with CAL first?
Janet
 
Janet S. Fischer
Associate Coordinator
Northeast SABES (System for Adult Basic Education Support)
Northern Essex Community College
45 Franklin Street, Lawrence, MA 01840
Tel: (978) 738-7307,  Fax: (978) 738-7115
jfischer at necc.mass.edu 
 
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