Computer Based Exams for JAA?

[Keith.Williams.]

-273

There really is no point in getting over excited. It adds little to the debate and is preventing you from understanding my comments.

If I may take the liberty of quoting from your most recent post:

QUOTE 1
"I think that even the CAA would understand the frustration of students in wanting to obtain their results as fast as possible."

MY COMMENT
You are of course correct, but they also get very frustrated with what they see as the inability or unwillingness of students to understand their problems.

QUOTE 2
"You seem to also be trying to say that I have not contributed anything to this discussion. In that I have not posted anything serious to the discussion, apart from my first post which was a little in jest then everything else has been serious."

MY COMMENT
Nothing in any of my previous posts states that you have contributed nothing serious. I was merely making the point that if anyone wants to be taken seriously by the CAA they must make serious comments and avoid hyperbole.

QUOTE 3
"If you are going to use my quotes against me that is fine but make sure you use the correct ones. The quote against the time period of "Months" that is mine and was in backing up Troposurfer."

MY COMMENT
I did not state that these were your comments. My use of them was simply to illustrate the type of comments that will do nothing to impress the CAA.

QUOTE 4
" I am also not sure where you get the idea that this expression is rather vague."

MY COMMENT
Nothing in any of my posts suggested that the term was rather vague. I was simply pointing out the fact that such exaggeration is likely to be unhelpful if the objective is to influence the CAA.

QUOTE 5
"The other quote with regard to the CAAs exams being crap belonged to one of the other posters."

MY COMMENT
I agree, but as I have have never attributed this statement to you I fail to see your problem.

Now if you reread my previous contributions to this string you will see that they consistently support the introduction of computer testing, but describe some of the problems that the CAA believe they will face in introducing such a system.

TROPOSURFER
You appear to having the same problem as -273

If I may quote from your most recent post:

QUOTE 1
"it really does pay to check your facts first!

To quote from one of your posts Keith.......................( If I may quote from your very first posts in this string........." I also believe marking is instant so you don't have to wait months for your results".)...............................................

please note! In capital letters, I DID NOT MAKE THAT COMMENT!

The fact is Keith, those particular words of wisdom were put forth by Captain Manuvar and NOT myself.

You misquote me!"

MY COMMENT
I did not say that you made the statement about waiting months. In your previous post to me you had stated that no one had complained about waiting for results. I simply pointed out that the originator of this string had done so.

QUOTE 2
"You also claim that I "grossly exaggerated" your comments regarding the CAA question bank. Again, you are incorrect what I did do was to quote your post, word for word, ACCURATELY and then PASS MY OWN OPINIONS ON THE FORUM, as a payoff note at the end of my post. My words do not infer directly or otherwise that this is what you said or intended to say."

MY COMMENT
You quoted my statement that the examiners were concerned about the quality of the questions, then followed this with the comment about the CAA thinking their exams were crap. It seems to me that this is a clear exaggeration of the meaning my comments. It is of course possible that I have misinterpreted your intentions, in which case I readily appologise for doing so.

Now, what was this string about??????