STAMP 报告指南

What Causes a Test to be Not Ratable?

Not Ratable responses are generally due to technology challenges and are flagged as such in the report. Other situations, for example, if the testing environment is too noisy for the rater to hear the test taker response OR the test taker has whispered their response to the point it cannot be rated, an NR score will be given for that response.

技术问题

语音：无音频、嗡嗡声、静电/噪音或音频音量低，导致无法准确评分。这些都是明显的技术妨碍完成任务的情况。

WRITING: Test taker indicates that no keyboard was set up for character-based languages or had other typing/input issues.

其他

SPEAKING: Test taker is speaking, however, there are loud background noises like disruptive test takers near the test taker, fire alarms, teachers giving instructions/directions in the background or test taker is whispering preventing the raters from being able to adequately hear the complete response.

SPEAKING/WRITING: Test taker describes the picture or reads/translates the prompt or responds using dialect.

Does a NR Status Affect the Overall Score?

The NR status for Writing or Speaking sections does not count against the test taker in the composite score. Writing and Speaking sections with NR status can be reset at no charge. Resets must be requested and completed within 90 days of starting the test. Please refer to Avant’s Test Retake and Reset Policy.

What Does “Zero Score” Mean?

As the STAMP test is increasingly used for higher stakes purposes like awarding either credit or the Seal of Biliteracy, Avant has also increased the rigor of our rating process. The purpose of the zero score is simply to act as a flag that a potential test taker agreement violation has been identified in the response.

What Causes a Zero Score?

Our raters are trained to identify responses that may include some of the following behaviors in test taker responses:

• 使用任何外部资源（翻译支持）。
• 写出您的口语回答并进行朗读（因发音不标准和/或朗读不流畅或不自然而被标记）。
• 应试者在完成任务的任何部分时可能得到帮助或支持的任何行动或证据。

All the above instances will be flagged with zero score. Once these flags are observed in the report by the teacher or administrator, they should review each instance to see what the test taker submitted and if there are further questions, then reach out to Avant to discuss these. If the teacher/proctor can share with us the conditions of the testing environment and verify that the test takers did not use outside resources, including paper to write out their spoken response, we can review those responses.

By doing this, we can better support the validity of the test as it is used for higher stakes purposes. Our intention is to better partner with teachers/proctors and administrators on providing a secure testing environment and accurate scores.

Level zero (0) scores for Writing and Speaking responses will count toward the section score and will lower the overall composite score. Level zero (0) scores cannot be reset. Please refer to Avant’s Test Retake and Reset Policy.

Writing or Speaking responses will receive a zero (0) score for one of the following reasons which will be displayed on the report:

违反测试协议

• 使用任何外部资源（翻译支持）。
• 写出您的口语回答并进行朗读（因发音不标准和/或朗读不流畅或不自然而被标记）。
• 应试者在完成任务的任何部分时可能得到帮助或支持的任何行动或证据。

请参阅此处的应试者协议项目。

非目标语言

Response is given entirely in a language other than the target/test language.

未尝试回应/只有一个目标语言单词

写作：没有答复。

SPEAKING/WRITING:  Speaking response submitted with only background noise (no response), or ONLY ONE target language word. Test taker responds with “I DON’T KNOW” or similar response in English or testing language.

离题

Response fails to address ANY portion of the prompt or task.

胡言乱语

Language provided makes no sense to even sympathetic reader/listener.

暴力语言

Any language that is threatening, menacing or violent towards ANY participant in the narrative or to the reader.

亵渎语言

任何粗俗、冒犯、亵渎或不尊重叙事中任何参与者或读者的语言。