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Patterns In Eipa Test Scores And Implications For Interpreter Education, Deborah Michele Cates
Patterns In Eipa Test Scores And Implications For Interpreter Education, Deborah Michele Cates
Journal of Interpretation
The present study addresses existing skill gaps of sign language interpreters by analyzing a database of 1,211 scores from the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) to answer four primary questions: what patterns are there in EIPA Romans across score levels, what patterns are there in EIPA indices within Romans across score levels, which discreet language and processing skills correlate most strongly with overall EIPA scores, and how does performance on those discreet language and processing skills compare between graduates and non-graduates of interpreter training programs. Characteristics of score patterns and correlations between indices on the test are examined and discussed …