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Originally Posted by Blue37
.....my baseball and football associations in Middle Tennessee took our "closed book" tests online last year, and I thought the TSSAA went to online testing statewide. We had a week-long window in which to complete it. An official could go online and print the test early in the week, use the books (and other officials) to complete it, then go back online and enter the answers anytime prior to the end of the week. Feedback was immediate. It told us our score and which ones we missed as soon as we hit submit.
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I am all 4 online testing, but it is impossible to determine who took the test (unless you are the NSA
). Not like massive cheating doesn't already exist..
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One neat thing about the testing procedure was each individual test was pulled from a pool of approximately 200 questions. That eliminated the ability of anyone just getting the answers from someone else, as there was only a small probability of two officals having the same identical test.
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Good idea.
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The passing score was 80% last year. It was 70% prior to the online testing. I like the 90% level, and hope they do go to it if they have not already done so. If you cannot make 90%, especially open book with other officials assisting you, you probably have no business in the playoffs.
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The better idea, IMO, is to have mandatory online courses, with quizzes and a online and in-person test with required ID. This should close most of the cracks for cheating.
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