Record Only

Record-only questions capture audio or video of a test taker providing spontaneous answers to open-ended prompts such as "Who is your best friend and why?" No specific answer is expected. However, unlike open-ended questions, Speechace only records but does not grade the responses.

This is useful for asynchronous screenings or interviews where you want to do one of the following:

• Use warm-up questions that get the candidate in speaking mode without affecting their scores.

• Manually evaluate language skills for languages that are currently not supported by the speaking test.

• Evaluate a skill set other than language skills (e.g., empathy, teamwork, etc.).

Getting Started

To get started, do the following:

1. Select the Record-only question type to display the associated configuration panel.

2. Type the instructions for the test taker either in the Question field on the left or the Instruction field on the right.

Configuration Panel

The configuration panel for Record-only question type consists of the following elements:

Question Field

In this field, you provide instructions to the test taker in the form of an open-ended question. This helps provide clarity on the expected response even though the answer is not graded.

Cue Cards Upload Section

The Cue Cards field is optional, but it allows you to provide additional context to the test taker by uploading 1-2 cue card images, one at a time.

You can upload a screenshot of text with more instructions, or a photo/illustration, or both. For example, your cue cards might look like this:

What the Test Taker Sees

If you fill out only the Question field, it appears to the test taker as follows, with the question/instructions under the avatar.

If you fill out the Question field and also upload a text cue card, this appears to the test taker as follows (with the instructions under the avatar).

If you upload two cue cards (one text, one photo), they appear to the test taker as follows.