Description

• Title:
  Examination for sworn translators and interpreters in view of the Gaussian distribution
• Creator:
  Kuźniak, Marek
• Description:
  The paper addresses the issue of whether the Gaussian distribution function as a statistical tool used in measuring the adequacy of educational achievements may be equally applied to verify the adequacy of assessment criteria, especially ‘pass limits’ in the context of conducting state examinations for sworn translators and interpreters in Poland. The paper consists of two parts; the first part is descriptive and is a debate over the notion of ‘egzamin’ in the Polish legal and popular context. This discussion is extended to cover the specificity of the subject-matter examination for sworn translators and interpreters. The second part is analytical and comprises the analysis of the results of the said exam, obtained by 574 candidates attempting to get the certification to perform certified translations in 24 languages. The conclusions of the entire study are rather soft than definitive. It appears that the criteria of evaluation and arithmetically expressed results of exams corroborate the validity of the assessment system adopted by the State Examination Board as stipulated in relevant legal regulations. Certain reservations as to the existing system might be voiced with regard to ‘pass limits’ in the written part of the exam, where the current 150 points could possibly be reduced to 140. However, this ‘candidate-friendly’ postulate may be counterbalanced by a more conservative stance, according to which 150 points should be kept as pass reference score. This postulate is further supported by potentially highly negative social and legal effects of defective translations – the fact, which should rather promote assessment rigour than flexibility by the Board. A separate issue, probably worth a more systematic reflection, is whether there should be a unified examination conducted for sworn translators and interpreters (as it is now), or two separate examinations should be proposed. As there are equally strong arguments for and against the said separation, the issue remains as yet unresolved.;
  W artykule podjęto problematykę oceny wyników egzaminu na tłumacza przysięgłego. Analiza oparta jest o dane statystyczne, do interpretacji których wykorzystano krzywą Gaussa. Autor artykułu zakłada, że wyniki wszelkich egzaminów, w tym również egzaminów państwowych, podlegają nieubłaganym prawom statystyki, a wszelkie odchylenia niestandardowe powinny prowadzić do ustalenia ich przyczyn i podjęcia środków naprawczych. Analizie poddano wyniki egzaminów 574 kandydatów na tłumacza przysięgłego 24 różnych języków. W swojej konkluzji autor zauważa, że wyniki egzaminów nie odbiegają znacząco od normy wyznaczonej krzywą Gaussa, choć w przypadku egzaminu pisemnego sugeruje delikatną korektę oceniania.
• Object availability:
  free access
• Rights:
  Prawa autorskie (c) 2018 Rocznik Przekładoznawczy
• Date:
  2017.12.29
• Type:
  info:eu-repo/semantics/article;
  info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
• Language:
  Polish
• Source:
  Rocznik Przekładoznawczy; Nr 12 (2017); 217-235;
  Translation Journal; No. 12 (2017); 217-235;
  2392-1552;
  1896-4362
• Format:
  application/pdf
• Publisher:
  Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu
• Relation: https://apcz.umk.pl/RP/article/view/RP.2017.013/13820
• Subject:
  egzamin na tłumacza przysięgłego;
  krzywa Gaussa;
  zdawalność;
  examination for sworn translators and interpreters;
  the Gaussian distribution;
  examination pass rates
• Identifier: https://apcz.umk.pl/RP/article/view/RP.2017.013
• Data provider:
  Akademicka Platforma Czasopism
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• Type:
  text