discuss: an idea: LDP rating
Subject:
Re: [discuss] an idea: LDP rating
From:
Andy Oram ####@####.####
Date:
16 Mar 2007 01:10:49 -0000
Message-Id: <45F9EE25.6050009@oreilly.com>
I think ratings may be better than nothing, but I wonder whether it's
possible to do something more reliable than subjective ratings. I
suggest quizzes in an article on my company's site (I get to that
subject about three-quarters of the way down this page):
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2006/07/06/rethinking-community-documentation.html?page=3#improvements
A quiz could be just one or two questions. They have to be carefully
chosen, though, to test important concepts. And they have to be
carefully worded and tested so they're not confusing or ambiguous. I
realize what I'm suggesting is a long-range plan, and an experimental
one. I just thought I'd mention it. I am working on a prototype of a
quiz development program and would be happy to keep anyone interested
informed. (It's being done in my spare time, which is practically nil.)
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