XPost: alt.comp.linux   
   From: daniel47@nomail.afraid.org   
      
   On 25/02/2026 6:42 am, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   > On 2026-02-24 11:14, Daniel70 wrote:   
   >> On 24/02/2026 8:03 pm, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
      
      
      
   >>> My first PC was an Amstrad PC1512DD (Amstrad_PC1512), so that means   
   >>> 1986 or a bit later.   
   >>>   
   >>> I lived at a university student residence, so phone was out of the   
   >>> question till I moved to a flat around 1993   
   >>   
   >> In my situation (1983'ish) I was running the Examination Cell for an   
   >> Australian Army TaFE Electronics Wing, so Stats were kept on each   
   >> question used in End of Subject Exams to determine how HARD each   
   >> Question was i.e. how many got each question Correct and then a second   
   >> figure compared how many of the Smarties (Top 30%, I think) got it   
   >> correct compared to how many of "Dummies" group got the question correct.   
   >>   
   >> Those two figures, Overall Correct v Difference Correct, where then   
   >> used to determine how DIFFICULT each Exam was .... and, if need by,   
   >> the Marks attained could be adjusted.   
   >   
   > Interesting! No idea that was done.   
      
   Yeap! Somewhat embarrassing when you gave the students back their Answer   
   Sheets for review and they could see, for example, they got 27 questions   
   correct out of 50 .... but only scored 48% .... or they scored 62% ....   
   depending how the "adjustment" went!! ;-P   
      
   >> STATICS .... made for computers .... or COMPUTERS ... made for statics!!   
   --   
   Daniel70   
      
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