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Not crazy - proof at last!

30/4/2010

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The latest wheeze of TPTB (the powers that be) is to register and evaluate all foreign language teachers in China online, and evaluate how good they are with a series of tests. (No similar test for Chinese language teachers I note!). So yesterday, I took all three tests; General Knowledge, Psychological and Written, all timed.

It was actually very amusing, with some fantastic Chinglish and a bizarre mix of questions ranging from, "What money do people use in China?" (if you live here and don't know that, you should really consider your position!) to "What did Jerome Bruner propose about hermeneutic composability?" (Who? What? I've since looked Mr Bruner up on the internet and am none the wiser about the correct answer!). All the questions were multiple choice though, so I had a punt even if I couldn't understand the question! Some questions made me laugh out loud, eg  "How much alcohol do you drink, (a) too much, (b) a lot, but under control, (c) a little each day, or (d) only on special occasions. It seems nobody can imagine a tee-total foreigner!

You get your results immediately. I got a respectable 67% in General Knowledge, with top marks in "Chinese Knowledge" and "World Affairs". Psyschologically, I scored a whopping 71% with top marks in "Drink, Mental Health, Motivation, Communication Skills, Sense of Achievement, Expressive Ability, Emotion Stability, Tendency for Violence, Tolerant Capable, Inspiring Capacity, Professional Spirit, Sense of Responsibility and Optimism"!! So, acccording to the TPTB at least, I'm sane, peaceful and optimistic. So there!

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Vix
29/4/2010 01:53:33 pm

Crazy!
It is hard to believe. I thought the fact that WSCC make every employee take the same on-line course called, ironically, 'treating people as individuals' was bizarre... but your experience ...Slightly concerned that you scored highly on a tendancy to violence!

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Paul
30/4/2010 01:25:22 am

Just to clarify, in testing my "Tendancy to Violence", I scored well (ie I'm peaceful)! But you can see how their mangling of the language makes the results impenetrable!

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Dad
30/4/2010 05:42:01 am

You should have just said "i'm a Hider that should have been enough.
Crazy. Obviously the person setting up questions would not themselves scrore very high!

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Dave
1/5/2010 09:40:16 pm

What if you do badly? Do they kick you out?

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