Stuart McLachlan
stuart at lexacorp.com.pg
Fri Nov 30 16:19:34 CST 2012
Is this internet based? How about a URL ? -- Stuart On 30 Nov 2012 at 16:47, jwcolby wrote: > LOL none except to allow us to understand the complexity of the application. > > I took a Microsoft created / generated Access test. My guess is that it was supposed to measure > knowledge gained from some cert course (which I haven't taken). It was quite a difficult test (I > thought) and many of the questions were "given scenario xyz what property of what object..." with a > list of properties, or even "what value would you place in the property"... > > As it happens I scored at the 99th percentile on the "global population" but only 83 on the "company > population" whatever those numbers mean. > > It just got me thinking about the fact that there are probably thousands or perhaps tens of > thousands of properties. I certainly only use a few percentage of them on a regular enough basis to > have them at my finger tips. > > Luckily it was a multiple choice test so you usually end up with 2 questions very similar and one of > those correct. > > The following is the resulting verbiage of my results. > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > Test: Microsoft Access 2003 (adaptive) > > Score: 3.78 > Proficiency Level: Advanced (3.51 - 4.50) > > The candidate has mastered the basic concepts of Microsoft Access 2003 (Data Manipulation, Database > Concepts, Reports & Data Output) and intermediate Microsoft Access 2003 concepts (Database Planning > & Design, Automation and Integration, User Interface & Application Refinement). The candidate is > likely proficient with more advanced Microsoft Access 2003 concepts such as: > > · Forms & Data Input > · VBA > · Multi-User Issues > > At the Advanced level, the candidate will be capable of working on projects involving Microsoft > Access 2003 and will be capable of mentoring others on most projects in this area. > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>The candidate is likely proficient with more advanced Microsoft Access 2003 concepts > > Ya think? > > It just seems difficult to generate a short test (it was only about 20 questions or so, I didn't > count) to really accurately gauge someone's knowledge given how many objects and properties there > are. And so the question, how many are there? And if I know nothing about some area (user security > is an area I don't do much in) what does that indicate in the overall scheme of things? > > John W. Colby > Colby Consulting > > Reality is what refuses to go away > when you do not believe in it > > On 11/30/2012 4:14 PM, Charlotte Foust wrote: > > I can't see a reason to do this, John. What's the purpose besides coming > > up with a couple of numbers? > > > > Charlotte > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >