Annual "Rules Test" Scores

[Kansas Ref]

Originally Posted by justacoach

Definitely possible......are you butthurt about something?

When is the last time an assignor (or coach, partner, player or fan) asked you about your test score?

My 100% score on a written test is no assurance I can referee effectively.

People who fixate on test scores usually suffer from other major issues that preclude advancement and success.

**like whoa, pump your brakes "justcoach" & "SCO"...if you read the prelude to my query you would see that it has Nothing to do with 'ego' or anything, it's just a simple question that addresses the impossibility of said score based on human error in the writing of said testing document.
We all know that a test score has no bearing on officiating ability...but that's not the point. For example there are folks who pass the "Kansas state driving test" with a 100% who cause more accidents than others who score lower.

[justacoach]

Originally Posted by Kansas Ref

**like whoa, pump your brakes "justcoach" & "SCO"...if you read the prelude to my query you would see that it has Nothing to do with 'ego' or anything, it's just a simple question that addresses the impossibility of said score based on human error in the writing of said testing document.
We all know that a test score has no bearing on officiating ability...but that's not the point. For example there are folks who pass the "Kansas state driving test" with a 100% who cause more accidents than others who score lower.

Find it hard to conceive this subject just innocently popped into your train of thought.

BTW, I have Freud genes in my bloodline

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Kansas Ref

The test is either 50 or 100 questions long as I recall--with a requirement of 75% for Certification Passing. For the record, the highest I ever scored was a 93%. Some of my local ref colleagues have said they scored a 97% but never a "100%"--even the local association president.

I'm pretty sure all the questions are weighted equally, so I don't see how someone can get an "odd number" percent on a 50-question test.

Originally Posted by Kansas Ref

**like whoa, pump your brakes "justcoach" & "SCO"...if you read the prelude to my query you would see that it has Nothing to do with 'ego' or anything, it's just a simple question that addresses the impossibility of said score based on human error in the writing of said testing document.

There's no query or question in your original post.

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

I'm pretty sure all the questions are weighted equally, so I don't see how someone can get an "odd number" percent on a 50-question test.



There's no query or question in your original post.

Bob, didn't there used to be 2 parts to the test? 50 questions each?

And he did have a "Why?" in there...

Do any associations represented on here still use the test scores for ranking purposes? I believe the local association here still does.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

Bob, didn't there used to be 2 parts to the test? 50 questions each?

And he did have a "Why?" in there...

Do any associations represented on here still use the test scores for ranking purposes? I believe the local association here still does.

We use test scores, but we use our own test, not the NFHS test.

[JRutledge]

Well if it makes anyone feel better, we take a state-issued test in Illinois and in Indiana we take the NF test. The Illinois test is like 25 questions out of anywhere from 60-70 tests.

I have gotten 100 a few times on the Illinois test. The last two years that I have taken the NF/Indiana test, I always miss one or two questions. Either way I only care about getting the most points allowed. I take no satisfaction in getting 100 or 96% if the result is the same.

Peace

[Nevadaref]

I have over twenty years as a HS basketball official.
I have probably scored 100% on the NFHS Part 1 exam 7 or 8 times.
Most of the time my score comes out around 98% due to the test-writing errors mentioned by the OP. The only way to deal with this is experience. Over the years one learns what the test-writer is aiming for with certain questions. Also, if your area issues an answer key afterward (they are also posted online by several groups), you can read through those and learn the intent of many of the strange test questions. Going forward, you will notice that several of the questions repeat and if you have a decent memory you can easily get them correct.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

I have over twenty years as a HS basketball official.
I have probably scored 100% on the NFHS Part 1 exam 7 or 8 times.
Most of the time my score comes out around 98% due to the test-writing errors mentioned by the OP. The only way to deal with this is experience. Over the years one learns what the test-writer is aiming for with certain questions. Also, if your area issues an answer key afterward (they are also posted online by several groups), you can read through those and learn the intent of many of the strange test questions. Going forward, you will notice that several of the questions repeat and if you have a decent memory you can easily get them correct.

I don't recall how many times I've scored 100% but I have. We need 90% of higher to qualify for post-season assignments. I typically get 97-98%.

Since improving my score 2-3% is of no benefit, I don't spend much time on the test and take the test quickly, in no more than 15-20 minutes. I read a question quickly and chose an answer, rarely reading the question a 2nd time. If the question just doesn't seem to make sense, I read it again with the mindset of trying to figure out what it was they could have been asking. I pick an answer and move on.

Of the ones I miss, it is, more often than not, because I read it wrong, not because you couldn't figure out the right answer. If I read it slower and double checked, I could probably get 100% more often, but it is of no value to me.