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I'm glad to hear they are working on an update.
I felt it was a ridiculous test. Mostly common sense but some just silly questions.
My favorite (cough,cough - sarcasm font needed) question was:
What should be the period of checkout in an elementary for an encyclopedia?
None of the answers made sense but apparently there WAS a right answer. Emphasis on WAS.
I was looking for the one that said - who the bleep cares? I took that test here back in 2000 and even then that question made little sense.
I hope as they rework it, they really consider theory versus very specific things like this that vary so widely from school to school. Where I was, I could have loaned out volumes. Some schools didn't even have any.
Hope you can get back to school.

Carolyn Roys ~ retired teacher/librarian and plays with Anderson's Bookshop

On Apr 8, 2017, at 4:49 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info<mailto:islma at list.railslibraries.info>> wrote:

I took the test in the summer prior to completing
2 classes that fall which completed my certification.

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On Apr 8, 2017, at 12:28 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info<mailto:islma at list.railslibraries.info>> wrote:

Can you take it without completing the degree program?  I took 4 classes in the degree program and then had to stop, but I was wondering if I could take the test without the degree?

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On Fri, Apr 7, 2017 at 2:13 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info<mailto:islma at list.railslibraries.info>> wrote:
Good Afternoon,

Does anyone have any recommendations for study guides or any helpful hints regarding the state Library Media Specialist Test?

THANKS!




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