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Download full textStansfield, Charles W.; And Others – 1990
The development and validation of the English-Spanish Verbatim Translation Exam (ESVTE) is described. The test is for use by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the selection of applicants for the positions of Language Specialist or Contract Linguist. The report is divided into eight sections. Section 1 describes the need for the test,…
Descriptors: Content Validity, English, Language Proficiency, Language Tests
Stansfield, Charles W.; And Others – 1990
The development and validation of the Spanish-English Verbatim Translation Exam (SEVTE) is described. The test is for use by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the selection of applicants for the positions of Language Specialist or Contract Linguist. The report is divided into eight sections. Section 1 describes the need for the test,…
Descriptors: Content Validity, English, Language Proficiency, Language Tests
Peer reviewedStansfield, Charles W.; And Others – Modern Language Journal, 1992
Variables that constitute translation ability are discussed, based on a two-year development and validation study of job-related tests of translation ability for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The project involved the development of two parallel forms of the Spanish into English Verbatim Translation Exam (SEVTE). (five references) (LB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Language Tests
Stansfield, Charles W.; And Others – 1990
The Listening Summary Translation Exam (LSTE)-Spanish is designed to assess the ability to comprehend and summarize in written English recorded conversations spoken in Spanish. Language and topics of the exam are representative of conversations the Federal Bureau of Investigation routinely monitors. This test consists of two subtests, one…
Descriptors: English, Language Tests, Listening Comprehension, Program Evaluation
Auchter, Joan E.; Stansfield, Charles W. – 1997
This paper describes the General Educational Development (GED) Testing Service's Spanish Test Adaptation Project. The GED Tests are designed to give those who have not graduated from high school the opportunity to earn a diploma that is recognized by institutions of higher education and employers. The purpose of this project is to develop, based…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingual Students, Educational Attainment, Educational Certificates
Stansfield, Charles W.; Kahl, Stuart R. – 1998
The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) is the new Massachusetts state assessment program that is being implemented in response to state education reform legislation. The paper describes the early efforts of the state Department of Education (MDOE), its prime contractor for development of the MCAS (Advanced Systems in Measurement…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
