[humanser] Civil Service exam

[Anjelina Cruz]

I don't have an answer since they did not give me a concrete answer
about when they could provide Braille. I do think if you are able to
get Braille that may be better than JAWS. In the one section, many of
the questions revolved around proper sentence and punctuation
structure.

On 12/20/13, Serena Cucco <serena.c.cucco at gmail.com> wrote:
> I've thought about the Jaws option more.  Do you remember how much
> extra time the CSC  say Brailling it would've taken?  Jan. 9 wasn't my
> decision about when to take it.  That was the CSC's.  If mine says a
> month or so, I'd be quite willing to put the test off in order to get
> it in Braille!  I remember, in high school, I tried taking a test with
> Jaws and realized a reader (or, hopefully, Braille, in this case) was
> better.
>
> Thanks,
> Serena
>
> On 12/20/13, Anjelina <anjelinac26 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Serena,
>> The CSC said obtaining a Braile copy of the test would take extra time.
>> Since I wanted to take the exam as early as possible I settled for the
>> JAWS
>> and reader option. My reader acted as my scribe. I would use JAWS to
>> listen
>> to the question and the multiple choice options. I would then relay to
>> the
>> reader/scribe which choice I wanted her to mark. For some reason I was
>> unable to use the traditional reading commands, so occasionally I needed
>> the
>> reader to reread a question or the choices.
>> Another instance when I used the reader was if I needed to return to a
>> question. She would mark in the booklet which questions to revisit when I
>> finished the exam. I am going to retake the exam soon to see if I can earn
>> a
>> higher score wince I know now what to expect. Some of the wording of the
>> questions was different from what I learning in school. For example, a
>> session with a client was referred to as an interview. This was not made
>> clearn in the instructions, so I am almost certain I misinterpreted some
>> of
>> the questions.
>> Also, since you have your MSW, you may be more prepared for the exam. :)
>>
>>
>> -Anjelina
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>>> On Dec 20, 2013, at 5:10 PM, Serena Cucco <serena.c.cucco at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Anjelina,
>>>
>>> Jaws wouldbe great for me, too!  Since my exam is scheduled for Jan. 9
>>> and it's almost the holidays, arranging the test with Jaws may or may
>>> not work out.  Just wondering, did your state CSC give a reason why
>>> they couldn't provide Braille?  Just so I know what I might be in for.
>>> Also, what percentage of the test did you use Jaws for and what
>>> percentage did you have the reader read?  How come?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Serena
>>>
>>>> On 12/20/13, Anjelina <anjelinac26 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi Serena,
>>>> I recently took the Pennsylvania state Civil Service exam for social
>>>> workers. Since they were unable to provide Braille, using JAWS and a
>>>> reader
>>>> was an acceptable alternative for me. I did not encounter any diagrams
>>>> or
>>>> graphs which needed described. My reader was very monotone when reading
>>>> optoins or when I needed a question clarified. I wish you the best on
>>>> your
>>>> exam.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -Anjelina
>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>
>>>>> On Dec 20, 2013, at 3:17 PM, Serena Cucco <serena.c.cucco at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi guys,
>>>>>
>>>>> Have any of you taken the Civil Service exam?  It might be called
>>>>> other names in other states.  I'm taking it in early Jan.  Among other
>>>>> things, the exam seems to be testing basic literacy skills.  I have
>>>>> inquired if the exam is available in braille and am waiting for an
>>>>> answer.  If it's not, I'm not in a position to put up a fight about
>>>>> it.  I've already been approved for a reader.  Any tips on how to ask
>>>>> the reader to read correct/incorrect spelling or ABC order questions
>>>>> without accidentally giving anything away?  How about describing
>>>>> diagrams?  I've had experience with graphs, charts, and tables, but
>>>>> how about diagrams with which I haven't had any prior experience?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Serena
>>>>>
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Anjelina