Improving LPI certifications [was Re:A round of applause for Emma Jane Hogbin...]

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Fri, Jun 25, 2004 at 03:54:38PM -0400, G. Matthew Rice wrote:
> lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org (Lennart Sorensen) writes:
> > I wrote the 101 test at RWL last year, because it was only $20 and I was
> > curious what it was like.
> > 
> > Overall I was disappointed.  I had hoped for something better than the
> > other certifications I ahve seen, but unfortunately it too had questions
> > that were invalid, or which had either no correct anwer or more than one
> > correct answer.  Some questions make assumptions that are not universally
> > valid across linux distributions.  Some I would consider totally irrelevant
> > to the topic of the exam.
> 
> They are updating the exams again.  If you want to help improve them, now is
> the chance to volunteer.

I am willing to comment on validity of questions.  I already did that
once for Brainbench a few years ago.  They even paid me a bit for it,
although I would not consider that a requirement given LPI doesn't seem
to be doing this to become rich.

Lennart Sorensen
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