Linux Professional Institute, Inc.
CALL FOR TECHNICAL REVIEWERS
The Linux Professional Institute, Inc. (www.lpi.org) is now recruiting Item
Technical Reviewers to evaluate the accuracy of test questions for our
certification exams. Reviewers are needed for the T2 series of exams
covering differences between the Linux distributions. Reviewers will work
with the institute over the internet spending approximately 2 to 5 hours per
week during a 4 week period in November and December. These are volunteer
positions.
We are building exams covering the distribution-specific aspects of
each of these distributions:
EXAM DISTRIBUTION
T2a Caldera OpenLinux
T2b Debian GNU/Linux
T2c TurboLinux
T2d Red Hat Linux
T2e Slackware
T2d SuSE Linux
QUALIFICATIONS
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The minimum qualifications for Item Technical Reviewers are:
- Technical expertise in the objectives for at least one of the
T2 exams (listed above.)
- Ability to commit to working the required number of hours during the
technical review phase of exam development.
- Native English communication skills or fluency in reading and writing in
the English language.
- Connectivity to the internet, including access to email and www services.
- Ability to do work independently, meet established deadlines, and meet the
institute's standards for work quality.
Additional desired qualifications are:
- Professional Linux system administration experience, or system
administration experience with other unix-like operating systems.
- Teaching, training, or professional test development experience.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK
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Item Technical Reviewers will work as independent volunteers for the
institute. Reviewers will be contracted to review items in one or more
of the T2 series exams listed above.
Additional details about the topics, including the specific exam objectives
for each test, are available at: http://www.lpi.org/cgi-bin/poms.py.
Test questions will be submitted through an open web interface. After an
initial screening by LPI technical staff, questions will be routed to Item
Technical Reviewers. Reviewers will critique each item based on these
criteria:
- Correctness: Ensuring that the keyed correct answer is actually correct.
- Appropriateness of Distractors: For multiple choice items, this means
evaluating the incorrect answer choices to ensure that they are incorrect
yet plausible and attractive.
- Phrasing: Ensuring that the question is worded in a way that makes sense.
- Relevance to Objective: Ensuring that the question is a fair measure of
the exam objective it purports to measure.
- Expected Difficulty: Ensuring that the item is neither too hard nor too
easy.
For each item, reviewers will make a recommendation to either accept or
reject the item. Reviewers will follow the institute's instructions and
policies for conducting and reporting reviews.
BENEFITS OF SERVING AS A REVIEWER
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The main benefit you will receive in serving as a technical reviewer is
in the knowledge (and satisfaction) that you helped LPI deploy our exams
that much quicker and helped provide another tool to aid in the corporate
adoption of Linux. You will also have helped demonstrate the ability
of open-source projects to compete on par with commercial organizations.
All reviewers will be permanently recognized on LPI's web site. In
addition, reviewers will receive an award of appreciate from the
institute. Reviewers will also have the opportunity to be considered
for future contract positions with LPI.
APPLICATION PROCESS
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To apply for a Reviewer volunteer position, simply complete the web form at:
http://www.lpi.org/reviewerapp.html.
Applications will be reviewed by LPI staff, and candidates will be selected
for telephone interviews (at LPI's expense.) All Reviewers will sign a
contract with LPI agreeing, among other things, that they will not reveal
item content to unauthorized persons.
It is the policy of LPI to select volunteers on the basis of merit. We do
not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, disability,
nationality, or other non-work-related factors.
We are seeking to obtain Reviewers immediately, so please submit your
application now if you are interested.
If you have any questions about the Reviewer positions or the application
process, please write to Scott Murray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, LPI's Exam
Development Director.
END OF ANNOUNCEMENT
position: E1-02
announced: Nov 3 1999
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