{
  "title": "Train-the-trainer education in the canton of Berne: how can assessments be aligned across two languages?",
  "url": "https://shr.swiss/blog/formation-de-formateurs-canton-berne-harmoniser-evaluations-deux-langues-en",
  "language": "en",
  "datePublished": "2026-07-11",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "SHR — Swiss Human Resources",
    "url": "https://shr.swiss",
    "address": "Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9A, 1212 Lancy, Suisse"
  },
  "summary": "A shared rubric does not guarantee that two trainers will assess performance in the same way. In a bilingual setting, making criteria explicit also means comparing how they are interpreted.",
  "section": "Research",
  "topic": "Train the Trainer",
  "place": {
    "name": "Bern",
    "region": "Berne",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "keyPoints": [
    {
      "heading": "What the literature establishes about scoring rubrics",
      "point": "Anders Jönsson and Gunilla Svingby (2007, Educational Research Review) show in their literature review that scoring rubrics can improve assessment reliability, particularly when supported by examples and rater training."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The mechanism: connecting judgement to action",
      "point": "Paul Black and Dylan Wiliam (1998, Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice) emphasise that assessment becomes formative when the information gathered is used to adapt teaching and learning."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The premature conclusion: translation is enough",
      "point": "It might seem that translating a French rubric into German would be sufficient to ensure equivalent judgements."
    },
    {
      "heading": "What the evidence cannot establish",
      "point": "These studies do not validate a bilingual assessment approach specific to the canton of Berne, and applying their findings to adult vocational training requires caution."
    },
    {
      "heading": "A practical check in Berne",
      "point": "In a hypothetical workshop within SHR’s train-the-trainer programme in Berne, trainers from federal administration, public health, telecommunications and precision manufacturing could independently assess the same fictional exercise dossier, available in French and German, using a shared rubric."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "authors": "Svingby",
      "year": "2007",
      "source": "Educational Research Review"
    },
    {
      "authors": "Wiliam",
      "year": "1998",
      "source": "Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice"
    }
  ],
  "wordCount": 431,
  "image": "https://shr.swiss/img/blog-Training-Train-The-Trainer-Bern-formation-de-formateurs-canton-berne-harmoniser-evaluations-deux-langues-en.jpg?v=4",
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    "de": "https://shr.swiss/blog/formation-de-formateurs-canton-berne-harmoniser-evaluations-deux-langues-de",
    "it": "https://shr.swiss/blog/formation-de-formateurs-canton-berne-harmoniser-evaluations-deux-langues-it"
  },
  "relatedPages": {
    "programme": "https://shr.swiss/formation-formation-de-formateurs-berne",
    "city": "https://shr.swiss/formations-ville/berne",
    "blog": "https://shr.swiss/blog"
  },
  "citationPolicy": "Citation autorisée avec mention « SHR — Swiss Human Resources » et lien vers l'article."
}