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pepperonipi wrote: ↑Thu Sep 19, 2019 10:54 pm

Unome wrote: ↑Thu Sep 19, 2019 11:30 am

windu34 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2019 8:57 pm
Wow Im starting to think Im just slow. Most tests take me 30-40 hours. The nationals circuit lab test I wrote was somewhere in the range of 60-80 since it was my first time writing for circuit lab and I spent a good 10-15 hours on formatting alone.

Ay 30-40 hours for one test... yeah I'm thinking that's on the slow side. I probably spent about 30-40 hours on Geomaps MIT last year, about 5-15 on a typical test.

Darn, I wish I could write a test in 5-15 hours... How long does it take you if you don't know the rules for an event before writing a test?

CPScienceDude wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 4:25 pm So I'm writing a road scholar test for an upcoming invitational, and I need some advice. For reference, there are 13 teams. What should I do about the maps? Run it in stations so I need less of each map? Or should I put the maps in the test? I don't like the second option because the map is usually very difficult to read and it doesn't really prepare participants for higher competitions. Thanks for any advice, though.

CPScienceDude wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 4:25 pm So I'm writing a road scholar test for an upcoming invitational, and I need some advice. For reference, there are 13 teams. What should I do about the maps? Run it in stations so I need less of each map? Or should I put the maps in the test? I don't like the second option because the map is usually very difficult to read and it doesn't really prepare participants for higher competitions. Thanks for any advice, though.

windu34 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2019 8:57 pm

AWildMudkip wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2019 1:39 pm If I'm writing fossils, I generally take forever because I'll be combing our fossil collection for unique/interesting specimens to write questions on.

Otherwise, 10-15 hours for a decent test is pretty standard. For higher-tier invites/competitions, I will generally take more time to double check the key and questions.

Wow Im starting to think Im just slow. Most tests take me 30-40 hours. The nationals circuit lab test I wrote was somewhere in the range of 60-80 since it was my first time writing for circuit lab and I spent a good 10-15 hours on formatting alone.

sciolyrules107 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 28, 2019 12:42 pm

windu34 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2019 8:57 pm

AWildMudkip wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2019 1:39 pm If I'm writing fossils, I generally take forever because I'll be combing our fossil collection for unique/interesting specimens to write questions on.

Otherwise, 10-15 hours for a decent test is pretty standard. For higher-tier invites/competitions, I will generally take more time to double check the key and questions.

Wow Im starting to think Im just slow. Most tests take me 30-40 hours. The nationals circuit lab test I wrote was somewhere in the range of 60-80 since it was my first time writing for circuit lab and I spent a good 10-15 hours on formatting alone.

30-40 hours?!!!!! I need to write a fossils test by December 1st. Better get started soon...
Any tips?

IdahoSciGuy wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2020 1:06 am Personally depends on a factor of how much time I have/What Event it's for/how many teams will be there. With full control of the format, an invitational of 7 teams will get a different style of a test than a full tournament of 60. The main reason for the difference is the ease of grading though. Our volunteers in my state are precious, so we do the best we can with them in mind, just as much as the test content. So, for that invitational, there's more likely to be short answers, but that full tournament of 60 might have fill in the blanks, multiple-choice, or a spattering of both through station formats. The end goal being that there are adequate knowledge checks going on, while simultaneously being gradable efficiently.