[humanser] Civil Service exam

[Serena Cucco]

That's what I figured.  I'll update you guys on what happens when I found out.

On 12/20/13, Anjelina Cruz <anjelinac26 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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