Return-Path: Received: from rly-mg01.mx.aol.com (rly-mg01.mail.aol.com [172.20.83.107]) by air-mg01.mail.aol.com (v121_r2.11) with ESMTP id MAILINMG014-9ef48996f2bc; Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:30:44 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-mg01.mx.aol.com (v121_r2.11) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINMG011-9ef48996f2bc; Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:30:22 -0400 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1KQfJH-0007ZH-9z for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:27:59 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1KQfJG-0007Z8-Sy for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:27:58 +0100 Received: from smtp-out-4.talktalk.net ([62.24.128.234] helo=smtp.talktalk.net) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1KQfJC-0007O9-Mq for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:27:58 +0100 X-Path: TTSMTP X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AgIGAMwKmUhOlLl9/2dsb2JhbACCKC+BWoNwgVsGo0o Received: from unknown (HELO mal769a60aa920) ([78.148.185.125]) by smtp.talktalk.net with SMTP; 06 Aug 2008 10:27:37 +0100 Message-ID: <001a01c8f7a6$aae89460$0301a8c0@mal769a60aa920> From: "mal hamilton" To: "rsgb" Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 10:27:37 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Karma: 0: X-Spam-Score: 1.2 (+) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001,RCVD_IN_SORBS_WEB=1.236 Subject: LF: Tick test Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0017_01C8F7AF.0C6C9800" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.5 required=5.0 tests=HTML_20_30,HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_helo : n X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_822_from : n ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C8F7AF.0C6C9800 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello Chris/G4OKW You missed my point about tick tests. The tick test is like a lottery. Any person could have a stab at ticking the= boxes and possibly pass the test, knowing nothing about the subject. Or Assuming one did a crash course in a subject and then had some knowledge and= then took the test, the answer is one the paper and there is a good chance=20= it would be recognized. On the other hand if exams were like the type that p= receded the tick test there was no chance of guesswork because the student w= as presented with a BLANK sheet of paper, a pen and the exam questions. One was expected to get at least 60% with 70 - 90% not unusual. I would say=20= the standard has dropped dramatically over the years. Listen on 80 metres to the conversations and radio topics are seldom discuss= ed because the majority of operators know little or nothing about radio and= associated electronics. The topics are normally about everything under the=20= sun except amateur radio. Mal/G3KEV ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C8F7AF.0C6C9800 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello Chris/G4OKW
You missed my point about tick tests.
The tick test is like a lottery. Any person= could=20 have a stab at ticking the boxes and possibly pass the test, knowing=20 nothing about the subject. Or
 
Assuming one did a crash course in a subjec= t and=20 then had some knowledge and then took the test, the answer is one the=20 paper and there is a good chance it would be recognized. On the other h= and=20 if exams were like the type that preceded the tick test there was no chance=20= of=20 guesswork because the student was presented with a BLANK sheet of paper, a p= en=20 and the exam questions.
One was expected to get at least 60% with 7= 0 - 90%=20 not unusual. I would say the standard has dropped dramatically over the=20 years.
Listen on 80 metres to the conversations an= d radio=20 topics are seldom discussed because the majority of operators know little or= =20 nothing about  radio and associated electronics. The topics are normall= y=20 about everything under the sun except amateur radio.
Mal/G3KEV
 
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