Was it this presentation? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiqeUVgrNnU
I have written a basic foundation for Python, found at https://github.com/wonntann/Python, with exercises in the docs directory. Best, Tanya <https://twitter.com/wonntann> <https://github.com/wonntann/> May 4, 2022, 09:04 by gabor.g...@proinbox.com: > Thank you for the quick feedback. I will try to find the PyCon presentation > then :) I think, the "keeping the questions secure and secret" may be solved: > - there are questions which are kind of definitions and they are not secret > (if you learn the right answer you learn the core syntax, etc.); > - there are exercises like questions which can be dynamically generated and > verified; so, you can't cheat the answer. > I'm very curious what other issues you consider. > > Gabor > > On Wed, May 4, 2022, at 4:18 PM, Reuven M. Lerner wrote: > >> There was a great talk given at PyCon 2019's education summit about >> certification. (I'm sorry that I don't remember who gave it, because it >> was excellent, and laid out the issues very clearly.) It really opened >> my eyes to the complexity and difficulty of creating a good >> certification program -- but also the importance of having one run by >> the community, rather than companies. >> >> I would be happy to chat with other people about setting up some sort of >> PSF-sponsored Python certification program, which would benefit everyone >> in the community. But it won't be easy or a short-term project, and >> there are many issues to deal with, including the need for keeping the >> questions secure and secret, while keeping it an open-source project. >> >> Reuven >> >> Carl Karsten wrote on 04/05/2022 10:10: >> >>> +1 >>> >>> On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 8:59 AM <gabor.g...@proinbox.com> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> I have checked out the the Python certification programs and I think it >>>> would be interesting to create something more "official" and more >>>> open/cheaper. I have found a Polish company which calls itself as >>>> Python-Institute (which is a bit misleading name in my opinion as it >>>> suggest that it is officially related to some organization of the Python >>>> community) and sells tests/certs from approx. fifty to several hundred EUR >>>> depending on the level. I have tried the entry level and for me it was >>>> disappointing from the perspective of the quality of the questions. I >>>> haven't tried Microsoft's certification yet. >>>> I think it would be a very viable option to create a certification >>>> program which is officially supported by the PSF and provide some >>>> reasonable pricing (i.e. free if someone just want do a self assessment >>>> and a reasonable price if someone want to take the test in a controlled >>>> environment). The scope could be the core language elements. >>>> Let me know what you think about the usefulness of the idea. >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Edu-sig mailing list -- edu-sig@python.org >>>> To unsubscribe send an email to edu-sig-le...@python.org >>>> https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/edu-sig.python.org/ >>>> Member address: c...@nextdayvideo.com >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Reuven M. Lerner, PhD -- Training in Python and data science >> Mobile: +972-54-496-8405 * https://lerner.co.il >> Twitter: @reuvenmlerner * WeChat: ReuvenLerner >> Weekly Python tips: https://BetterDevelopersWeekly.com/ >> > _______________________________________________ > Edu-sig mailing list -- edu-sig@python.org > To unsubscribe send an email to edu-sig-le...@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/edu-sig.python.org/ > Member address: atpul...@tutanota.com >
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