[Testing] WLG test group summary

[Sameer Verma]

On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Greg Smith <gregsmitholpc at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> FYI we did a Google spreadsheet with some G1G1 activity metrics (e.g. tested
> or not) when we chose the activities to include in the 8.2 build.
>
> See: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=p_Xhb6KcXLyEViA50CnCaDg&hl=en
>
> The "matrix deprecated" tab is where I recorded partial test result
> information.
>
> The "matrix current" tab is where Sameer is trying to evaluate the
> "educational usefulness" of each activity.
>

Just to briefly comment on the approach: Each activity has attributes
which are evaluated independent of where they will be deployed. For
example, Record may score 7 out of 10. Then, the weights (%
distribution) determine the importance or relevance for a particular
deployment.

Hope this helps.

Sameer
-- 
Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Information Systems
San Francisco State University
San Francisco CA 94132 USA
http://verma.sfsu.edu/
http://opensource.sfsu.edu/



> Maybe we can capture any useful information from this older spreadsheet and
> collapse it in to your new test results one.
>
> One goal for me:
> - A single URL with test results and "value" of activities so I can quickly
> select which ones get included in the next manufactured XO image (e.g. 8.2.1
> or 9.1).
>
> Also FYI, teachers in Uruguay have started comenting on which activities
> they use in a given week in class. See the thread: "[Sur] Lo que usamos en
> los últimos siete días" at http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/olpc-sur/
>
> Particularly:
> http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/olpc-sur/2008-November/001485.html
> and
> http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/olpc-sur/2008-November/001486.html
> and
> http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/olpc-sur/2008-November/001496.html
>
> More data for the spreadsheet...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Greg S
>
>> Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:29:40 +1300
>> From: "Tabitha Roder" <tabitha.roder at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [Testing] WLG test group summary
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>> WLG test group summary
>>
>> Attendees: Edward, Carl, Alastair, Aaron, Uli, Tabs
>>
>> Testing: Analyse, Speak, Browse and Read
>>
>> Todays Goals:
>> familiarise newbies to our group for quality testing in the future :-)
>> try to test bookreader as per the developer request - got confused as to
>> what this was - can display books but cant see how this is XO activity
>> yet?
>> - more info please to help us test this
>> make adjustments to the OLPC test results spreadsheet that is shared here
>> -
>> http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pw29kBR10gwSAHxMTv6VfEA&hl=en - so
>> keen to hear if this is better for others or just us ;-)
>>
>> Trying to work out how to email this through to the developer of each
>> activity - where do we get their emails please?
>>
>> Further comments are likely to be added to the spreadsheet during the
>> week,
>> so keep giving feedback on what other details are required in there.
>>
>> Have a good week everyone.
>>
>> Kind regards
>> Tabitha Roder
>>
>> (64)21482229
>>
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