ITA Test Scoring Guide
The ITA test assesses spoken language skills and does not provide information about
a TA's ability to communicate effectively in written English: e.g., grading (lab reports, journal entries, essays),
responding to discussion boards, writing test questions, etc. When we indicate grading below, we refer to tasks that do not require
competence with written English (e.g., quantitative assignments or multiple choice).
After taking the ITA Test, candidates place into one of the four categories below.
Category
1: Pass for all TA assignments, undergraduate and graduate classes, labs and studios;
can serve as sole instructor for a course.
PROVISIONAL STATUS: must attend 15 hours of ICC work:
Category
2: Provisional Status for all TA assignments, undergraduate and graduate classes, labs and studios; required to
participate in the ITA Support Program for a minimum of 15 hours concurrent with the TA assignment in order to
maintain the level of fluency.
Category
3: Provisional Status for the restricted TA assignments listed below; required to
participate in the ITA Support Program for a minimum of 15 hours concurrent with the TA assignment in order to
maintain the level of fluency; can work in the following types of assignments;
- a TA for graduate classes, or
- a tutor for one-on-one undergraduate sessions such as office hours or individual
tutoring, or
- an instructor assistant for undergraduate labs or studios (if supervised by an
instructor who is present in the lab or studio, and if not responsible for safety
instructions or for giving presentations to the class), or
- a grader who meets with students to explain and discuss grade, answer questions, etc.
Guidelines
for students in Category Two or Three.
Category 4: Not certified to communicate to students
Language deficiencies may affect success in graduate work. Must work regularly on
language skills in order to improve; may need several semesters of intensive work to get to next category.
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