[Lula-biz] opens source competency?

[Jack Denman]

On Tuesday 04 March 2003 18:33, john riehl aka j.r. wrote:
> Jeff Alan Ali wrote:
> > maybe this could get cross posted on the regular lula list.  you all
> > decide.
> >
> > I think we need a free/ open source community administered testing
> > system.
>
> lula certification?
>
> > All members can contribute questions with answers.  Other members can
> > revise them.  The tests can be on the web and test results can be posted.
> >  It would be a great learning tool and it would be a great way to
> > consolidate knowledge and the knowledgable.  This may be an over
> > simplification but I'd love to hear others ideas on the subject.
>
> You are going to see if a person has skills in a particular area, by
> testing them.  If the person passes the test, what does he get?  It
> sounds like you are going down a path to build a certification.
>
> I have seen that word cause many a vitriolic reaction in techies, not
> without good reason.   The main problems seem to be:
> 1. some certifications have very little meaning with respect to actual
> skill.
> 2. the certification exams are used for the purpose of generating
> revenue.   The revenue comes directly from the exam, and indirectly from
> the educational effort required to pass it.
>
> I think these are solveable.
>
> what do other people think?
>
> jr
>

Unless the test is performance based, it does not mean a lot. We have seen a 
lot of students pass multiple choice questions on some certification 
examinations and the student could not really perform.

The chief obstacle to the creation of a certification that does not exist is 
the necessary amount of initial effort put forth. The R&D necessary to make a 
certification test that really measures performance is a formidable task 
requiring hundreds of hours of labor by an expert and the development of a 
real and effective classroom agenda. Unless someone talented and has a lot of 
time on their hands it is going to cost $$$.

Jack Denman




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