On 2019-04-14 07:02, BHL wrote:
Thinking that LPIC-2 and up should have a hands on portion (like Red Hat)
I have read most of the responses to this and think it worth adding my opinion, your view on this may vary :)
It is definitely the case that the employers thinks hands-on is better and therefore prospective exam takers think its better too. It's very hard to argue against the superiority of hands-on experience when intuitively it sounds better than multiple choice questions. To be honest. Testing via multiple choice is seen as inferior way to test by a lot of people as compared to a written test etc. I don't wish to start a debate about the merits of this but it is a perception that is wide spread.
I would suggest that its not an either or approach. We could have a part that is multiple choice and a practical part. The practical part doesn't have to be under exam conditions. It could be a task like write a bash script that does x or some other assignemtn. The student is given 2 days to do the task and submit the script/assignement and the testing can be automated.
Who cares if the person googles or gets help. Isn't this what people do in real life? It is mainly to address the markets perception and it will force the student to at least be a little familiar with hands-on work. I know it may be a little tougher to make some small variation in the script requirements to prevent copy/paste type responses but it might be worth the effort.
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