{"id":15970,"date":"2011-09-23T15:02:35","date_gmt":"2011-09-23T20:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=15970"},"modified":"2011-09-23T15:20:04","modified_gmt":"2011-09-23T20:20:04","slug":"deaf-interpreter-test-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2011\/09\/23\/deaf-interpreter-test-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Deaf Interpreter Test Development"},"content":{"rendered":"

Deaf Interpreter Test Development<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is to share some great news. In January of this year DARS\/DHHS\/BEI
\npartnered with the National Center for Interpretation Testing, Research and
\nPolicy (NCITRP) University of Arizona, to draft and submit a grant funding
\nproposal to the U.S. Department of Education, entitled DEAF INTERPRETER
\nCERTIFICATION PROJECT: CERTIFYING INTERMEDIARY INTERPRETERS WHO ARE DEAF TO
\nENSURE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION FOR THE DEAF, HARD OF HEARING AND DEAFBLIND.
\nWe were recently notified that this project was selected for funding
\nwhich will be over a three year period.<\/p>\n

This will be a third test development project in recent years by David
\nMyers and the DHHS\/BEI team that includes the BEI Advisory Committee, in
\npartnership with the NCITRP, University of Arizona., which specializes in
\ntest development for languages and interpreting. The BEI certification test
\ndevelopment and the Hispanic trilingual certification test development
\nprojects provided state of the art tests that are valid and reliable. The
\ncurrent deaf intermediary interpreter test development project is in
\nresponse to deaf community input regarding the BEI\u2019s deaf intermediary tests
\nbeing outdated and of deteriorated quality. DHHS partners in Michigan and
\nIllinois who utilize BEI tests also have given encouragement to development
\nof the new tests based on identified needs in their respective states..
\nDHHS wants to provide deaf interpreters with the same high quality, valid
\nand reliable interpreter tests as afforded by other BEI tests.<\/p>\n

Work will begin on the test development in October 2011.<\/p>\n

Submitted by
\nDavid Myers
\nEmail: David.Myers@dars.state.tx.us<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Deaf Interpreter Test Development This is to share some great news. In January of this year DARS\/DHHS\/BEI partnered with the National Center for Interpretation Testing, Research and Policy (NCITRP) University of Arizona, to draft and submit a grant funding proposal…<\/p>\n

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