Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Einstreuaufgabe
English translation:
trial question
Added to glossary by
Susan Welsh
Jan 31, 2016 17:34
8 yrs ago
German term
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Einstreuaufgabe
German to English
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This is in a test of some kind to be taken by students.
The word questioned is in red above a chart of ownership of various technical consumer goods by private households according to social position. I take it that Einstreuaufgabe has nothing to do with the content of the chart, but rather is an instruction pertaining to the type of task it is on the test.
The translator left it in German. Maybe it doesn't need to be translated, but I'm the editor and I don't know one way or another -- nor can I find what it means.
Thanks!
The word questioned is in red above a chart of ownership of various technical consumer goods by private households according to social position. I take it that Einstreuaufgabe has nothing to do with the content of the chart, but rather is an instruction pertaining to the type of task it is on the test.
The translator left it in German. Maybe it doesn't need to be translated, but I'm the editor and I don't know one way or another -- nor can I find what it means.
Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | trial question |
Lancashireman
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| 3 | additional task (no points given) |
Marion_J_W
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Proposed translations
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trial question
or 'question for trialling (purposes)'
The examiners include these additional tasks to see if they are suitable for use in future tests.
Explained here:
Zusätzlich enthält jede Testform andere „Einstreuaufgaben“, also jeweils neu konstruierte Aufgaben, die nicht in die Bewertung eingehen, sondern lediglich zum Zwecke der Erprobung mitlaufen. Nur die besten unter diesen vorerprobten Aufgaben werden zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt als gewertete Aufgaben verwendet.
http://www.hogrefe.de/programm/media/catalog/Book/978-3-8017...
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Note added at 1 hr (2016-01-31 18:38:38 GMT)
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Nur empirisch ausreichend ***vorerprobte Aufgaben*** werden eingesetzt (mindestens als Einstreuaufgaben in einem Originaltest oder bereits unter Ernstfallbedingungen);
https://www.unifr.ch/ztd/ems/was_ist_ems.htm
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Note added at 1 hr (2016-01-31 19:26:39 GMT)
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British English: (not for marking) rather than (no points given)
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Note added at 2 hrs (2016-01-31 19:48:25 GMT)
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There will be 75 questions (70 exam questions and 5 trial questions) each covering a different syllabus topic. Each of the 70 questions is worth 1 mark, but the trial questions are not scored. The use of trial questions enables new questions to be trialled without affecting candidates’ marks.
http://www.pmiq.co.uk/index.php?page=prince2&
The examiners include these additional tasks to see if they are suitable for use in future tests.
Explained here:
Zusätzlich enthält jede Testform andere „Einstreuaufgaben“, also jeweils neu konstruierte Aufgaben, die nicht in die Bewertung eingehen, sondern lediglich zum Zwecke der Erprobung mitlaufen. Nur die besten unter diesen vorerprobten Aufgaben werden zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt als gewertete Aufgaben verwendet.
http://www.hogrefe.de/programm/media/catalog/Book/978-3-8017...
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Note added at 1 hr (2016-01-31 18:38:38 GMT)
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Nur empirisch ausreichend ***vorerprobte Aufgaben*** werden eingesetzt (mindestens als Einstreuaufgaben in einem Originaltest oder bereits unter Ernstfallbedingungen);
https://www.unifr.ch/ztd/ems/was_ist_ems.htm
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Note added at 1 hr (2016-01-31 19:26:39 GMT)
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British English: (not for marking) rather than (no points given)
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Note added at 2 hrs (2016-01-31 19:48:25 GMT)
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There will be 75 questions (70 exam questions and 5 trial questions) each covering a different syllabus topic. Each of the 70 questions is worth 1 mark, but the trial questions are not scored. The use of trial questions enables new questions to be trialled without affecting candidates’ marks.
http://www.pmiq.co.uk/index.php?page=prince2&
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Marion_J_W
Germany
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Germany
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
, English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English
additional task (no points given)
It seems that 'Einstreuaufgaben' are tasks for which no points are given. They serve to find out more about the suitability of a candidate for a particular job/examination.
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