A brief discussion recently with John Wisner, hunter education warehouse specialist, alerted us to the fact that some instructors order new tests and answer keys each year. While things such as car parts and toner cartridges certainly wear out and get used up with some frequency, hunter education test booklets and answer keys should last the average instructor team many, many years.
Are you re-using your answer keys and test booklets? If not, the question that comes to mind is, "What are you doing?" Test booklets should be carefully protected at all times. In all my years (25+) in hunter education I have re-used test booklets many dozens of times. If instructors give careful instructions and make sure that students follow them, the booklets are as good as new for many years. Sometimes students err and test booklets have marks made on them. In such cases, it is appropriate to destroy the test booklet(s). Test booklets are NEVER to be returned to students or distributed to the general public for any reason.
Printing costs here at Department of Fish and Wildlife continue to climb, and every instructor can help control those costs by re-using student test booklets and keys. While we understand that every student needs a new answer sheet, very few students require a new test booklet. If you have any questions, please contact anybody on the hunter education team.
Please do you part and "test smart."
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