[Bestplus] scoring question

[Schwerdtfeger, Jane]

Hi, Iris--I heard back from Carol Van Duzer--she said score this type of
question zero across the board.  She also said this will be covered in their
revised manuals, that are due out soon, so it sounds like others had
questions about that kind of scoring issue also.  Thanks for asking--hope
you're well--

Jane

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From: iris.broudy at SDH.state.ma.us [mailto:iris.broudy at SDH.state.ma.us]
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 8:42 AM
To: Bestplus at lists.literacytent.org
Subject: [Bestplus] scoring question


Hi all,

It's been a long time since any questions have gone around, but something
has come up in our program that I think needs some clarification.  Also,
since I'm doing a training later this month, it would be really helpful to
have a clear answer.  

Here's the situation:  a Spanish speaker shows he understands a question
because he answers it correctly in Spanish, though he is unable to answer it
in English.  So can we give a 2 for comprehension, then zero for language
and communication?  Obviously, the only way I know he understood it is
because I understand Spanish.  If he had a different native language, I
wouldn't know.  Though I'm tempted to give that "2,"  for the overall
consistency of test results it seems that it probably should be a zero.
What have you been doing in this situation?  

Thanks for your input.  I hope all is well with everyone. 

Iris Broudy

Hampden County Sheriff's Department
627 Randall Road
Ludlow,  MA   01056
413-547-8000  ext. 2468
Fax:  413-583-3099

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