[karc] Fwd: [RAC-Bulletin] RAC Bulletin 2013-008E - Review of Amateur Radio Exam Questions

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>RAC Bulletin 2013-008E - Review of Amateur Radio Exam Questions*
>2013-02-27
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>As a result of its response to a Request for 
>Proposals from Industry Canada, Radio Amateurs 
>of Canada has been awarded a $20,000 contract by 
>Industry Canada to review the questions used for 
>examinations to qualify radio amateurs in 
>Canada. The work began on 28 January 2013 and 
>the final product will be delivered to Industry 
>Canada on 17 April 2013. Radio Amateurs du 
>Quebec Inc. (RAQI) is working with RAC on the French language component.
>
>More than 3000 questions are being reviewed: 965 
>questions in English and in French for the Basic 
>qualification and 545 in English and in French 
>for the Advanced qualification. Some current 
>questions were revised in 2007 but many 
>questions date from much earlier. The present 
>work will be the first comprehensive review in more than a decade.
>
>The objective of the review is to identify 
>questions and answers no longer relevant as well 
>as those requiring modifications to correct 
>grammatical errors or improve clarity. The 
>review should also lead to new questions on 
>aspects of amateur radio that have changed in 
>recent years. The curriculum for the 
>qualifications (Basic and Advanced) is not 
>changing so while individual questions may be 
>changed the main areas of knowledge required for certification will not change.
>
>Both RAC and Industry Canada have recognized for 
>some time that a thorough review of the 
>questions was required. Last summer a RAC 
>bulletin invited radio amateurs to provide 
>comments and suggestions on the current 
>questions by the end of August. Responses 
>highlighted some incorrect questions and pointed 
>out several others that were vague or confusing. 
>These comments provided a good starting point for the current review.
>
>RAC is pleased to have RAQI working on this 
>project. The team conducting the review has 
>experience not only in conducting amateur radio 
>exams but also in designing and delivering 
>amateur radio courses in both official 
>languages. It is well qualified to deal with 
>technical issues and assess clarity and grammar 
>of the questions in both official languages.
>
>Industry Canada is responsible for the amateur 
>radio certification and will make the final 
>decision changes to the questions. The project 
>led by Radio Amateurs of Canada with the 
>assistance of RAQI will ensure that the 
>experience of active radio amateurs will guide 
>recommendations to improve the questions that 
>will be used for amateur radio certification in the future.
>
>For more information contact Glenn MacDonell, 
>Project Manager, Question Bank Update Project 
>and Deputy Director Ontario North East, (ve3xra@xxxxxx).
>
>Geoff Bawden VE4BAW
>President and Chair RAC
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>Vernon Ikeda - VE2MBS/VE2QQ
>Pointe-Claire, Québec
>RAC Blog Editor/RAC E-News/Web News Bulletin Editor
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