On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 10:56 PM Ben Cotton <bcotton(a)redhat.com> wrote:
On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 4:39 PM Kevin Fenzi <kevin(a)scrye.com> wrote:
>
> If we just make it an essay with suggestions of what to include, I think
> it might be more engaging than just a sentence or two on specific
> questions.
>
Thinking about it from an editorial perspective, the questionnaire format results in what
will likely be more readable posts than a longer essay. The current format does sometimes
result in a sentence or two, but a lot of the answers are a paragraph or two. So I'm
not sure the end result would be a much different amount of content; some people are going
to give shorter replies no matter the form. The other good thing about the current format
is that it makes the answers more directly comparable.
That said, I do like the idea of a more free-form response as a way to see how candidates
think. I suppose I can toss both at FESCo and let them make the choice. :-)
Why not do both? Keep the questions to give candidates the opportunity
to develop their thoughts along specific lines and leave them the
option to add whatever they feel is worth discussing at the end of the
questionnaire.