[lpi-discuss] LPIC-4 ? :)

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On Fri, 2006-01-27 at 12:01 -0500, ross e. brunson wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-01-27 at 00:59 -0500, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
> > I would also comment that "hands-on" exams are not immune from
> > braindumping. If they're not rotated frequently, hands-on tasks also can
> > be rote-scripted in advance. It's different, but while more difficult is
> > not impossible. You memorize what to type without knowing what you're doing.
> 
> Let's not forget one of the real and omni-present factors in all
> testing, that of "performance stress" (not THAT kind, the other), or the
> stress that results from people having a lot of emotional baggage or
> apprehension about the exams, what they will score, if they'll pass, the
> unknowns of the environment, will someone give them guff about not
> passing etc.
> 
> I really studied all those stresses in my boot camp days, trying to get
> a set of actions and preparatory steps that would answer all the present
> or possible stressors that an attendee might experience.  I managed to
> get rid of most of them, such as having them take a quick tour of the
> testing center, showing them the facilities, joking about how they can
> use the bathroom during the exam, for whatever reason, in general taking
> away the fear of the unknown.
> 
> I also spent a lot of time making them aware that they were getting the
> best possible preparation that I and the company could give them, and
> then showing them throughout the course that they were really getting
> it.
> 
> What does everyone else do to reduce stress for attendees?  Do you agree
> that the stresses that people experience is a portion of the difficulty
> of testing?
> 

	absolutely... stress is part of the deal, when you think about it,
what's more stressfull, you boss breathing down you neck asking for an
estimate for a dead server that has to be brought to life _NOW_ because
the company is "loosing money" or the stress of an exam ? off course
they are different kinds of stress, but you have to learn to deal with
them, and I do thing that the more baggage and experience you have, and
the more you know your stuff :) ... for sure you're going to get less
and less stressed

> Ross
> 

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Rodrigo