NCAAW Test

[bob jenkins]

Anyone doing the NCAAW test and want to compare answers?

[Jfpdi]

I have done the test. Very difficult to compare answers as the test pool of questions is 125 different questions and your 50 questions may not be the same as my 50 questions. I just met with my study group last night to try and complete the test and it was a 4 hour meeting and we did not get through everyone's test. We will be meeting again next week. It is unfortunate that the NCAA chose to do this as it prevents officials from collaborating, which I thought was something they want officials to do, at least when you are working as a crew. As the last 7 months have shown we all need to be able to come together and be relational. This test, unlike in years past, does not promote working as a team.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Jfpdi

I have done the test. Very difficult to compare answers as the test pool of questions is 125 different questions and your 50 questions may not be the same as my 50 questions. I just met with my study group last night to try and complete the test and it was a 4 hour meeting and we did not get through everyone's test. We will be meeting again next week. It is unfortunate that the NCAA chose to do this as it prevents officials from collaborating, which I thought was something they want officials to do, at least when you are working as a crew. As the last 7 months have shown we all need to be able to come together and be relational. This test, unlike in years past, does not promote working as a team.

Collaboration is a good thing until you get 3 people on a game that all got their answers from someone else.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Collaboration is a good thing until you get 3 people on a game that all got their answers from someone else.

On my high school board, with an actual paper IAABO Refresher Exam, open book, in the past we had dozens of meetings scheduled across our local area to compare answers, group leaders had the answer sheet, and one wasn't allowed into the meeting without a completed exam (group leader checked). Attending the meeting was mandatory (sign in and sign out sheets) to receive assignments for season, however passing the exam was not mandatory. It was a nice setup for collaboration (each question was discussed) and seemed to discourage cheating (copying answers).

That's changed. We now take an online IAABO Refresher Exam, open book, with no collaborative meetings scheduled to compare and check answers. And we have two attempts to get 80% of the questions correct. If we don't get 80% of the questions correct we must attend a single location, one time only, "Remedial" class, or not receive assignments for the season.

It's a setup that is ripe for cheating (copying answers).

[Multiple Sports]

BM -

Just love how you jump on a thread that you have no involvement with and give us some meaningless post just to pad your numbers with regards to total posts.

[BillyMac]

Camron Rust broached the topic of cheating versus collaboration on exams.

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Collaboration is a good thing until you get 3 people on a game that all got their answers from someone else.

I followed up.

Originally Posted by BillyMac

It's a setup that is ripe for cheating (copying answers).

I talked about true collaboration on a team that has much value in rule discussion versus plain old ordinary lazy cheating.

Originally Posted by Multiple Sports

... meaningless post

So how is my post meaningless? Because I switched from college to high school?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Jfpdi

I have done the test. Very difficult to compare answers as the test pool of questions is 125 different questions and your 50 questions may not be the same as my 50 questions. I just met with my study group last night to try and complete the test and it was a 4 hour meeting and we did not get through everyone's test. We will be meeting again next week. It is unfortunate that the NCAA chose to do this as it prevents officials from collaborating, which I thought was something they want officials to do, at least when you are working as a crew. As the last 7 months have shown we all need to be able to come together and be relational. This test, unlike in years past, does not promote working as a team.

I have all 125 questions.