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Minggu, 15 Mei 2011

Taxi Licence Test Is Too Difficult

Making entry tests for such things as taxi driver licences or new residents has really gone off course. This is not restricted to Australia. The US test for residency has been shown to have incorrect answers to key questions. New migrants to Australia complain about the relevancy of some questions. In regard to the test for a taxi licence in Queensland one in six is failing despite many being Australian born.

The Queensland test is extensive with reading, writing, numeracy. speaking and listening all being evaluated. Just how this improves taxi service and safety is unclear. It should be adequate for drivers to understand what customers are saying and to be able to communicate satisfactorily in return. It seems the whole job is tested as well. Map reading, following verbal directions, determining fares, giving change and solving situational problems are all thoroughly checked. It is known that many people are stressed and nervous doing such examinations. Even normally intelligent and adaptable people can fail.

Queensland taxi drivers are saying the test is too extensive and unnecessary. Even Australian born drivers with decades of experience are not passing. Many say it is a show test, a gimmick developed by bureaucrats. Many things tested for can only be learned on the job, after drivers have a licence to use. Experienced drivers are also being caught out because they must sit the examination when renewing their licences. One driver who had driven taxis for most of his life failed and said that's the end for me I will have to live off the pension now.

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Senin, 25 Oktober 2010

Americans Do Not Walk So Far

Americans do not take large strides in the world. I know what you are going to say here - How can this be true? Surely this is the country that leads the world. But wait! It just means that Americans take fewer strides. How can I put this? They walk less.

This only confirms what we all knew: Westerners, generally, do less exercise. A pedometer test was carried out comparing people from different countries. Australia is about average with 9,000 steps taken in a day. Americans do only 5,000. Australia could be the odd Western country out because of the size of this country and it is culturally accepted that long travel is normal. Maybe we apply this to walking as well as driving.

A mile is equivalent to 2,000 steps. As would be expected the health "experts" say we should walk 5 miles a day. The tests did show that American men walk more than women. This is a surprise considering all those claims about women doing all the housework. Single people walk more as well. With no one to fetch and carry this would be expected. But widowed people walk least of all. Perhaps they have given up.

What does all this means? Not much really. Findings indicate that countries rating high in the pedometer tests suffered less with obesity. A test wasn't really needed to figure that one out.

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Sabtu, 16 Oktober 2010

Memorization Is Still Useful at University

It has been said that memorizing answers is not good preparation for university. This is based on the premise that much tertiary work is research and evaluation. But what about exams? Semester examinations can contribute from 10 to 50 per cent of a subject, depending on who creates the "set up" of a course.

Lecturers set exams based upon their own knowledge. They can't help themselves. It is like an artist who paints a crowd. On close perusal of the picture you can see many instances of little artists everywhere. In other words painters tend to create images of themselves. University lecturers test students on their own knowledge - they have their own pet areas.

Students can benefit from this. They can take a recording device into lectures. Indeed, many institutions record lectures for students who miss them for unforeseen reasons. It is possible to buy devices that play back speech very fast. They have a tone control to normalize the pitch. Students can play lectures over and over again at their leisure to memorize lecturers' favorite areas of knowledge. You can virtually guarantee this will be tested for in exams.

Just about every subject has a political dimension - economics, political science, sociology, anthropology and historiography. Determine where on the political spectrum a lecturer is positioned. Write assignments that support their view. Then you will get good marks.

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