Attachment_D_-_Debriefing_Questions_for_VTE_Pilot_Examinees.pdf

ATTACHMENT D

Debriefing Questions for VTE Pilot Examinees

Language Form Date

1. Were any of the passages objectionable from the standpoint of content?

a. If so, which passages and which content were objectionable?

2. How many passages were you able to complete; did you feel you had enough time for the test?

3. What use did you make of any dictionaries?

4. Did the passages noticeably increase in difficulty from 1-4?

a. If not, which passages seemed to be outliers?

b. Why would you consider these passages either easier or more difficult?

5. Was the language in any of the passages in some way incorrect or not standard?

a. If so, which passages had language that was in some way incorrect or not standard?

b. In what way is the language in these passages in some way incorrect or not standard?

6. Does Passage 1 convey straightforward information in a structurally uncomplicated way?

a. If not, what in Passage 1 is not straightforward information or is structurally complicated?

7. Does. Passage 2 convey information that is in some way not straightforward or is structurally complicated?

a. If so, what is not straightforward; or what is structurally complicated;

how difficult was it to find English equivalents?

8. Does Passage 3 contain any abstract ideas, concepts or culturally specific content;

is it complicated structurally?

a. If so, what abstract ideas, concepts or culturally specific content are there;

how is the passage complicated structurally?

b. How difficult was it to find English equivalents?

9. Does Passage 4 contain any abstract ideas, concepts or culturally specific content;

is it complicated structurally?

a. If so, what abstract ideas, concepts or culturally specific content are there;

how is the passage complicated structurally?

b. How difficult was it to find English equivalents?

10. Are there any suggestions you have to improve this test?