tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Apr 01 09:40:55 2014
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Certification Test Woes
- From: "Lawrence M. Schoen" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Certification Test Woes
- Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 12:40:37 -0400
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<div dir="ltr"><div><br></div>> On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 5:32 PM, Brad Wilson <<a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br>><br>> Assigning questions randomly from a large test bank may ensure that over many tests, there is a <div>
> balance of high & low-value questions, but it doesn't prevent any one test from being overly skewed,</div><div>> which isn't really fair to that particular student. Can the questions be "weighted" so that in choosing </div>
<div>> them, the test still retains a difficulty consistent with the objective?<br><br>Following up on d'Armond's more rational argument let me just add that in the long history of tests administered on this or any other world, I believe there has always been at least one student heard to complain that it wasn't "fair."<br>
<br>My response to this whine is simply that 1) the test is not mandatory, nor does it meet any requirements for employment or advancement of which I am aware, 2) the KLI does not impose a charge for taking the test (and please don't start in with the cost of showing up to take it), and 3) anyone can retake the exam, potentially even on the same day (though I generally schedule them to be re-taken the next day at qep'a'). </div>
<div><br></div><div>Speaking as someone who has administered, proctored, and graded many many Level 1 Klingon Certification exams, I have always been very grateful with the range of questions generated by the test bank.<br>
<br>Obviously, your mileage may vary.</div><div><br></div><div>Lawrence<br>--<br>Dr. Lawrence M. Schoen :: author :: publisher :: psychologist :: hypnotist :: klingonist<br>::: Campbell Award nominee :::: Hugo Award nominee :::: Nebula Award nominee:::<br>
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