Tillman Hodgson wrote:
On Thu, Mar 17, 2005 at 11:32:18AM -0500, Mikel King wrote:
First I would like to suggest that we attack one subject per thread.
I honestly am getting quite confused with the back and forth in a
disconnected fashion.
Good idea :-)
{SNIP}
I like the track idea in that it let's use avoid the cert expiry issue
(which is going to be a bikeshed, no doubt). OTOH, while it may seem
simpler, I think it'll be much more expensive.
Getting examination questions professionally reviewed and validated
isn't cheap -- the fewer certs we have, at least initially, the better.
For an example, take a look at the LPI level 1 development process (I
don't know if their list archives from that time period are still
available, and I've already purged mine unfortunately). One of their
"why we're good" blurbs on their web site is:
"Quality: The LPI certification exams go through an extensive validation
process, following psychometric standards. This checks their consistency
and the power of the test items to discriminate between competent and
not-yet-competent individuals, and sets the pass|fail cut score at an
optimal value."
I suspect development of a test that uses truly neutral language and
running a "beta" period to get the data needed to "set the bar" is
something that is not only harder than expected, it's also not in our
communities particular area of expertise. We're going to need outside
help for that. Since that probably costs money, I think we should
minimize it's necessity.
-T
Again these are just ideas to get us thinking and discussing what needs
to be done so that we can actually do it. My goal in all of this is that
the cert should be something largely organic, meaning it should be base
upon what we do daily as admins to setup & maintain a BSD server. My
feeling is that if you are a working BSD admin you should have to spend
month studying to get this cert especially the Jr one.
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Cheers,
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