Re: New ways of testing
From: Andrew (noemail_at_noemail.com)
Date: 02/03/05
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Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 16:33:12 -0700
PressPass: What's it like to take one of the exams with simulations?
Valvano: It's a "wow" experience. I've taken a lot of exams throughout my
life - from school, into college, and then in my professional career -and
this is a very different thing. Simulations incorporate many domains of
skills in a single question. You're in a simulated environment and the
simulation records all the steps you take to solve the problem. Your score
is based on the path you take and the outcome you achieve. It's directly
connected to what you do on a day-to-day basis in IT. What's really being
tested is: Do I know how to do this?
"Your score is based on the path you take AND the outcome you achieve?!!"
So it's up to MSFT if you pass or not if you happen to do the task but in a
different manner than they want - so you could get poorly scored. That to
me, sucks a bit. If I get the right outcome, who cares how I get there.
Now, I don't mean take 50 steps - I do know what they're shooting for - but
if I take an extra step or two OR LESS then it shouldn't matter.
"Mike" <Mike@nojunk.com> wrote in message
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> Ms changing the testing to include simulation.
>
> Read more......
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2005/feb05/02-01PerformanceTesting.asp
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