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Rich Freeman <rich0 <at> gentoo.org> writes: |
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> On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 10:57 AM, Ben de Groot <yngwin <at> gentoo.org> |
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wrote: |
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> > Why not do both? I have been thinking along those lines too. I think |
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> > improvements are possible in both areas. |
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> Makes sense, but I'd still be careful with computer-based-testing. I |
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> find that those kinds of stupid quizzes/etc drive me up the wall at |
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> work when I'm taking them (regulated environment, so lots of |
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> compliance-driven stuff like this), so if the goal is to not deter |
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> people from signing up we should make sure they're minimal and |
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> effective. We don't want to say "hey, with this tool we can now ask |
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> the candidates 300 questions and it takes none of our time at all to |
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> grade the responses!" |
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By no means am I suggesting that we should make a super long and complicated |
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computer-based test. Merely suggesting that the current quiz system be |
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augmented by some aspects of it being translated to a CBT which might be a |
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more effective means of gauging the applicant's understanding of a concept. |
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In my opinion, before even designing such a system, a review of quiz content |
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should be undertaken (with the potential CBT in mind, of course). |
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I'll also gladly volunteer to be a guinea pig for a rehash of the quiz and/or |
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the addition of a CBT section. I plan to take the quiz eventually, so if you |
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can get something else out of it, I'm more than happy to assist. |
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