Re: [lojban] Conversational ability test.

["Bob LeChevalier, President and Founder - LLG" <lojbab@lojban.org>]

tsani nicte wrote:
> As for the puzzles themselves, I'm not certain as to what could 
> potentially be implemented. Throwing switches in a coordinated fashion 
> could test for comprehension and correct use of ordinals, as I believe 
> was pointed out by Robin in #lojban. To test for directions, perhaps, we 
> could construct a sort of maze or obstacle course. The testee is 
> required to escape, but is blindfolded and can hear nothing but the 
> voice of the tester, who omnisciently observes the maze from above, or 
> through a camera affixed to the head of the testee. Following only the 
> tester's instructions, the testee would have to escape.
>
> Any other thoughts for tests?

Look to role-playing games.  A frequent idea is a puzzle that involves 
some amount of thinking and some amount of role playing.  Planning and 
then carrying out the plan may require good communication (though most 
role playing puzzles would involve more than two interlocutors).

Psychologists use role-playing to work through social interaction 
problems, and these also would be a source of "situations" to be worked 
through, and these interactions tend to be more like everyday 
communications.

Negotiation is probably one of the tougher communications problems.

The important thing is not that the puzzle or problem be successfully 
solved, but that the two parties come up with and implement an approach 
that demonstrates their skill in communicating.

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Bob LeChevalier    lojbab@lojban.org    www.lojban.org
President and Founder, The Logical Language Group, Inc.

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