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Beyond Multiple Choice link and survey

As I previously blogged, Beyond Multiple Choice is the name Microsoft has given to a proposed performance based testing engine to be used in certification exams of the future. They've posted a link to a demo: http://borntolearn.mslearn.net/btl/b/weblog/archive/2010/09/08/lab-exam-demo-for-developers-tell-us-what-you-think.aspx. They also have a link to a survey so you can tell them what you think.

Published Sunday, August 29, 2010 10:19 PM by John Paul Cook
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August 29, 2010 11:48 PM
 

Alen said:

the big thing that annoys me about the exams is that in real life i can do something a few times to correct the errors. a lot of times even simple code i fix it a few times to get rid of syntax and other simple errors. not so on the exams

August 30, 2010 12:51 PM
 

John Paul Cook said:

I don't think you understand. This proposed new test engine allows you to write the code. You don't submit it for grading until you've fixed the errors. We're talking about real code being used in Visual Studio or SSMS. You would code, compile, and test. You keep working on the code until it meets the requiremensts, then you submit it.

August 30, 2010 1:09 PM

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SQL Server MVP based in Houston, Texas. Contributing author to SQL Server MVP Deep Dives and SQL Server MVP Deep Dives Volume 2. John is currently on sabbatical from database consulting and is very busy as a full-time nursing student.

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