On High-Range Test Construction 11: Chris Cole, Trip Report
Publisher: In-Sight Publishing
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Location: Fort Langley, Township of Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Journal: In-Sight: Independent Interview-Based Journal
Journal Founding: August 2, 2012
Frequency: Three (3) Times Per Year
Review Status: Non-Peer-Reviewed
Access: Electronic/Digital & Open Access
Fees: None (Free)
Volume Numbering: 12
Issue Numbering: 3
Section: E
Theme Type: Idea
Theme Premise: “Outliers and Outsiders”
Theme Part: 31
Formal Sub-Theme: High-Range Test Construction
Individual Publication Date: August 15, 2024
Issue Publication Date: September 1, 2024
Author(s): Chris Cole
Author(s) Bio: Chris Cole is a longstanding member of the Mega Society.
Word Count: 423
Image Credits: Matheus Ferrero on Unsplash.
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN): 2369-6885
*Original publications here, October-November 1986.*
*Please see the footnotes, bibliography, and citations, after the publication.*
Keywords: artificial intelligence project, cellular automata project, critical objective assessment, High IQ societies, Mega Test difficulty, minimizing cheating on tests, oddballs and cranks, Society members meeting.
On High-Range Test Construction 11: Chris Cole, Trip Report
High IQ societies usually attract oddballs and cranks, so I have never joined one. However, the Mega Test was so difficult that I figured it would weed out these people, since they wouldn’t have the patience to work out the answers. This is also why they never make important contributions. However, all of this was pretty much conjecture on my part, so it was with some trepidation that I set out to meet some fellow members of the Society. I figured I would either meet the crème de la cranks, or a bunch of people more or less like myself.
During September, I met with four fellow members of the Society: Jeff Ward and Dean Inada in Southern California and Ron Hoeflin and Ray Wise in New York. To my great relief, I found that they were not cranks. Not one crank idea was proposed during any of the several hours of discussions. The ideas that were discussed were fairly examined from all sides, and people were willing to change their opinion when presented with sufficiently strong evidence. It was very comforting.
We discussed the solutions to Trial Test A and formulated a consolidated solution set (we could not solve problems 33 through 35—these are still unsolved as of this writing). We agreed that it is important to expand the Society and that tests such as the Mega Test are the appropriate vehicle to do so. We had several suggestions on how to minimize cheating on the tests:
- Don’t publish the test.
- Have the person requesting the test sign a contract stating that he or she will not reveal the contents of the test.
- Change the test every year.
- Specify that admission to the Society will require an interview that will involve some follow-up questions, even though this may not be true.
- Tell the person before he or she requests the test that the test will require a considerable amount of time, and then be strict in requiring that the test be returned within the time limit (say, three months).
We also discussed several projects for the Society. Jeff suggested a forum (television show? magazine?) for critical, objective assessment of arguments on both sides of issues of public interest. I suggested a long-term project in the area of cellular automata and artificial intelligence. We all agreed that there would be no shortage of ideas on projects, nor any shortage of energy and talent to apply to the projects. All in all, they were two very enjoyable meetings, and I look forward to more.
Footnotes
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Citations
American Medical Association (AMA 11th Edition): Jacobsen S. On High-Range Test Construction 11: Chris Cole, Trip Report. August 2024; 12(3). http://www.in-sightpublishing.com/high-range-11
American Psychological Association (APA 7th Edition): Jacobsen, S. (2024, August 15). On High-Range Test Construction 11: Chris Cole, Trip Report. In-Sight Publishing. 12(3).
Brazilian National Standards (ABNT): JACOBSEN, S. On High-Range Test Construction 11: Chris Cole, Trip Report. In-Sight: Independent Interview-Based Journal, Fort Langley, v. 12, n. 3, 2024.
Chicago/Turabian, Author-Date (17th Edition): Jacobsen, Scott. 2024. “On High-Range Test Construction 11: Chris Cole, Trip Report.” In-Sight: Independent Interview-Based Journal 12, no. 3 (Summer). http://www.in-sightpublishing.com/high-range-11.
Chicago/Turabian, Notes & Bibliography (17th Edition): Jacobsen, S “On High-Range Test Construction 11: Chris Cole, Trip Report.” In-Sight: Independent Interview-Based Journal 12, no. 3 (August 2024).http://www.in-sightpublishing.com/high-range-11.
Harvard: Jacobsen, S. (2024) ‘On High-Range Test Construction 11: Chris Cole, Trip Report’, In-Sight: Independent Interview-Based Journal, 12(3). <http://www.in-sightpublishing.com/high-range-11>.
Harvard (Australian): Jacobsen, S 2024, ‘On High-Range Test Construction 11: Chris Cole, Trip Report’, In-Sight: Independent Interview-Based Journal, vol. 12, no. 3, <http://www.in-sightpublishing.com/high-range-11>.
Modern Language Association (MLA, 9th Edition): Jacobsen, Scott. “On High-Range Test Construction 11: Chris Cole, Trip Report.” In-Sight: Independent Interview-Based Journal, vo.12, no. 3, 2024, http://www.in-sightpublishing.com/high-range-11.
Vancouver/ICMJE: Scott J. On High-Range Test Construction 11: Chris Cole, Trip Report [Internet]. 2024 Aug; 12(3). Available from: http://www.in-sightpublishing.com/high-range-11.
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