The challenge of writing performance test questions for certification exams
There are several approaches to measuring the knowledge, skills, and abilities of a candidate who wants to prove their competency by achieving a certification credential. In recent years, many exam …
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Memorization can be an important tool for learning
At TestOut we have an informal Pi Day competition every year in March. The competition takes place on March 14 at 1:59 in the afternoon (3.14159 — get it?) and consists of contestants …
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Online proctored testing may be the future of certification exams
With the COVID-19 pandemic impacting all segments of society, including the closing down of IT certification testing centers around the globe, remote online proctored testing has stepped to …
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Getting trained and/or certified in agile development
Computers have been around longer than I have, but what I’m writing about today has not. Despite being relatively new, however, agile development has quickly become the holy grail of software …
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Computer Networking Certification Survey: On the road to connectivity
At the height of the ancient Roman empire, soldiers of the imperial legions, colonists, tradesman, farmers, citizens, and slaves all traveled to and fro across the numerous Roman provinces — from the …
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ITIL 4: Storytelling, modern and ancient, and interactive learning
What links Greek and Roman myths, ancient Indian epics, medieval fairy tales and fables, PR and advertising, and even politics? Answer: the need for a good narrative …
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