CASLI Testing Committee Convened to Discuss Test Design
On June 9 and 10, 2018, CASLI's Testing Committee convened in Washington, DC for a two-day retreat to review the preliminary results of the Deaf Interpreter Job Task Analysis Survey and to discuss potential examination designs for both the Deaf interpreter and hearing interpreter "knowledge" and "performance" exams. The next step in the test development [...]
Meet Three New Additions to CASLI’s Testing Committee
Here at CASLI, LLC, we are exceedingly pleased to welcome three new additions to our Testing Committee! Betti Bonni, MA, CDI, ASLTA-Professional Betti hails from the North side of Chicago (go Cubs!) and spent 10 years in the Chicago Public School system, mainstreamed BEFORE that term was coined. The school’s ‘accommodation’ was to place her [...]
CASLI releases the Deaf Interpreter Job/Task Analysis Survey
The Center for the Assessment of Sign Language Interpretation (CASLI, LLC) is excited to announce the release of the Deaf Interpreter Job Task Analysis Survey. In March, we hosted a focus group of Deaf Interpreter Subject Matter Experts who compiled all the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) needed for a Deaf interpreter to successfully work in [...]
CASLI Updates for April 10, 2018
Hi there, my name is Star Grieser. I'm the director of testing for the Center for the Assessment of Sign Language Interpretation, or CASLI. We have a few announcements we want to share with you! First, about two or three weeks ago, in the third week of March, we hosted a focus group of Deaf [...]
Call for Test Development Committee Members
Hello, my name is Star Grieser and I’m the Director of the Testing here at the Center for the Assessment of Sign Language interpretation, or CASLI. I’m excited to announce that we are calling for additional members of our Test Development Committee (TDC). The TDC has a critical role within CASLI, especially as we [...]
CASLI Winter Update
CASLI Winter Update ASL: Transcript: Hello, my name is Star Grieser and I am the Director of Testing for the Center for the Assessment of Sign Language Interpretation, or CASLI. We are wrapping up the year 2017 and gearing up for the new year. I wanted to share some news and updates from the past [...]
Introducing the new Director of Testing
Introducing the new Director of Testing - Star Grieser ASL with English Captions: Transcript: Hi my name is Star Grieser. I am the new Director of Testing for CASLI, the Center for the Assessment of Sign Language Interpretation. I just started this past September, a few months ago and since starting, I have devoted my [...]
CASLI and RID Response to Open Letter
Response to Open Letter on YouTube: Greetings, On July 10, 2017, an Open Letter was posted on social media addressed to RID and CASLI. We recognize that communicating information about testing and certification to impacted communities is important, and appreciate that, while information is currently available through both the RID and CASLI websites and via [...]