LinguiSystems' Test Examiner Agreement

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This agreement explains the mandatory requirements and procedures for participation, educational placement, learning disability definitions, test subject qualifications, and equipment requirements for the The Social Language Test - Elementary.

Click Yes, I accept the agreement at the end of this agreement to indicate you can fulfill the requirements.

  1. Master's Degree or higher in Speech-Language Pathology

    The American Psychological Association (1985, Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing) specifically states that those clinicians participating in standardized testing must hold the highest clinical degree in the specific field of the standardized test.  Our tests are primarily for speech-language pathologists, which means testers must hold a Master's degree or higher in that field.  Equivalent degrees in another field or years of experience are not acceptable according to APA.

  2. Computer Equipment

    All correspondence is through e-mail or on the Internet.  You must receive and respond to e-mails in a timely manner, have access to the Internet, be able to print test forms, and have Adobe Reader 5.0 or above.

    Adobe Reader is free and allows you to download the test forms.  The test forms print in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).  To acquire Adobe Reader, go to www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.

    NOTICE: When you print the test form the subject ID and demographic fields should be automatically filled.  If these fields are blank, it means you have an older version of Adobe Acrobat.  You must upgrade to the newest version of Adobe Acrobat!

    Once you administer a test, you will enter the results online by using our Data Entry Program.  Test results are returned electronically only.

    Review this information to determine if you have subjects you can test.

  3. Permission

    A signed Parent/Guardian Permission Form (downloaded with the test form) is required for each subject.  Keep it for one year, and then destroy it.

  4. Administration and Data Entry Time
    • The Social Language Test - Elementary takes 45-60 minutes to administer in its present form
    • Testing should be conducted in a quiet site
  5. Product Credit Compensation

    We appreciate the personal time you dedicate to the standardization studies. For each subject you test you receive:

    • $75 product credit for EACH subject completed (and used in the study) redeemable upon publication of the test (expected date: 3/08)
    • Acknowledgement in the Examiner's Manual

    Product credit MAY NOT be used in combination with other offers (e.g., web specials, convention discounts).  Test credits expire one year from the date the test is published (anticipated 3/2008).

    Subjects are not compensated by LinguiSystems.

  6. Employer Consideration

    Your agreement to participate in LinguiSystems, Inc. standardization studies means you are engaged by LinguiSystems, Inc. as an independent contractor. Any correspondence with your employer about these studies will be between you and your employer. LinguiSystems does not supply any information about subject or examiner participation in these studies to any party.

  7. Subject Access

    The demographics of the test subjects reflect the 2000 National Census and the national school population demographics. You may select any child, other than your own, who matches the demographic profile.

    The demographic breakdown is identified on the Subject Selection Charts. Only registered test examiners can select subjects.

  8. Subject Ineligibility Criteria

    If one or more exists, a subject is NOT eligible.

    • He has any degree of hearing loss.
    • He resides outside of the United States.
    • He attends school outside of the United States, e.g., Department of Defense schools.
    • He has limited English proficiency (He must be fluent enough in English to attend age-appropriate classes taught only in English).
    • He has an autism spectrum disorder.
  9. Subject Eligibility Criteria

    A subject is eligible if the following exist:

    • The subject's age is correct.

      Age cells are in half year intervals.  If a subject is 6 years, 11 months, and 17 days, he qualifies in the 6.6-6.11 age cell and must be tested before turning 7.0 years.  Do not round up or down for number of days.  Watch birthdates carefully as a subject's age could change before he is tested.  If this happens, go to the Subject Selection Chart to add the subject back.  You may select another subject.

    • The ethnic/racial background is correct.

      If the subject's parents indicate the child is from an ethnic/racial background different from the one you identified, your subject is ineligible.  The parent's information is assumed correct.  If this happens, go to the Subject Selection Chart to add the subject back.  You may select another subject.

    • The subject's gender is correct.

      If the subject's parents indicate the child's gender is different from the one you identified, your subject is ineligible.  The parent's information is assumed correct.  If this happens, go to the Subject Selection Chart to add the subject back.  You may select another subject.

    • The subject's educational setting is correct.

      If the subject's parents indicate the child's educational setting is different from the one you identified, your subject MIGHT be ineligible.  Clarify the issue based on the educational setting definitions below.  If a discrepancy exists, go to the Subject Selection Chart to add the subject back.  You may select another subject.

    • The subject is enrolled in regular education classes and does not have an active IEP for special educational placement.
    • Enrollment in Title 1 or Reading Recovery programs or an active IEP for voice, fluency, or articulation disorders is permissible.
    • The subject is enrolled full or part time in a special education classroom with a current IEP for special education instruction.
    • The subject has a learning, attention, emotional, or behavioral disability as the primary diagnosis.
    • The subject does NOT have a language disability or an autism spectrum disorder as the primary diagnosis.
    • The subject can engage in the testing task. Subjects must be able to see the photo stimuli clearly and respond verbally.
    • The subject has a language disorder as the primary diagnosis.
    • The subject has an IEP for language therapy and should be receiving speech and language services.
    • The subject must be able to engage in the testing task.
Gifted Subjects

According to the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC), a gifted person is "someone who shows, or has the potential for showing, an exceptional level of performance in one or more areas of expression." The NAGC cautions that giftedness should not be confused with a high mark on an examination; high IQ scores; or parent, teacher, or student recommendations.

LinguiSystems recognizes that gifted and talented education differs from state to state. For that reason we recommend that test examiners include "gifted" students in the regular education category for the purposes of data collection.

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Last modification: 11-1-2008    © 2009 LinguiSystems, Inc.    All Rights Reserved.