Quiz Comments

Quiz Comments - Barry Turner, Oct 26, 2009

Specific Knowledge vs. General Impressions

I took the Readiness Quiz and felt that the questions were generally looking for some very specific knowledge. I found that I had to go back through the text to find the exact wording used in the primer before answering many of the questions. While this is good to ensure that the primer has been read I do have a question regarding the overall purpose of the readiness quiz.

Is it a test primarily necessary to test knowledge, or is it primarily to determine personal readiness/receptiveness to the process and create a desire to learn more?

If it is primarily to test knowledge, then the test is okay. If it is to determine personal readiness/receptiveness then I would suggest some changes. I would suggest more questions that are general in nature, and fewer questions that are very specific in nature. I found that there was (I my humble opinion) too many very specific questions and not enough general questions. To be more descriptive I would recommend question like...

How are decisions ideally made in a Consultative Decision-Making environment?

a. By consensus b. By majority c. By the Growth Facilitor d. By the Process Facilitator

And fewer questions like...

__________ ideas are encouraged in Consultive Decision-Making.

a. Diverse b. Unique c. Horrible d. Good

In these examples the top question could be answered by someone would read the primer and got the jyst of it, and in the bottom question the person would probably have to go back and read the exact words in the text just to be sure. I don't think we want people to have to spend a long time looking for exact wording in the primer. We will have fewer people willing to spend the time to take the readiness test.

There is my two cents worth.