[Bestplus] Things that may come up in trainings

[Schwerdtfeger, Jane]

Hi, all--I would think since this is on CAL's website it is fine to mention
in trainings, and I agree with Janet, that it is important to emphasize to
make sure trainees understand it.  Thanks for thinking of that, Janet--
 
Jane
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Fischer, Janet [mailto:jfischer at necc.mass.edu]
Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 5:37 PM
To: Bestplus at lists.literacytent.org
Subject: [Bestplus] Things that may come up in trainings



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 <http://www.cal.org/bestplus/faq.html>
) . On the last part of the FAQ's, CAL has the following posting:

 


Scoring Questions


s1If 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 <mailto:jfischer at necc.mass.edu>