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Originally posted by Nevadaref
In addition to other problems with the test, I have a serious objection to the way the test is scored. Under the current system points are scored for getting questions right and there is no penalty for missing a question. This means that you should never leave a question blank, and that if you are just blindly guessing, you should theoretically get half of those guesses right (since it is a True/False test).
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The problem with your stance is that it's, as you stated, theoretical. My experience is that guessers get more wrong than right. In reality, a person being tested will guess based on their misinterpretation of the question. They use a flawed reasoning and make the wrong choice. It's not as if they go down the page answering without reading, in which case your "50 right, 50 wrong" percentages might be close. But they don't "blindly" guess. They read, misinterpret and guess wrong.
In thoery, no one who scores less than 100% should be allowed to officiate because there are obviously things they don't know. But this is reality, isn't it?