Should take-home & open book tests really be considered tests?
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Posted by zbignue Jun 2nd, 2012 at 2:20PM
Yes ! They teach one how to look up information, which is pretty much what we do in real life because we can't memorize everything, which is what most tests require.
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Posted by catchthisdrift Mar 27th, 2013 at 10:11AM
An open-book test is a good idea when the course involves a lot of facts, equations, etc, that the student isn't expected to remember. Being able to use the book for equations, or, similarly, being allowed to take in a sheet of notes, removes the unnecessary stress of pure memorization.
For example, I don't believe it is beneficial to make people remember the Periodic Table. So, students should be allowed to have a Periodic Table in front of them.
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Posted by CORSETBOY12 Jun 2nd, 2012 at 2:36PM
I've never taken either, so I can't speak from personal experience. I guess it depends on what the test has been designed to measure, but my instinctive reaction is that a take-home test lends itself to cheating unless it's simply going to be regarded as homework (ie the student can look things up and search for help) - in which case it isn't really a test.
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Posted by jeanemae Jun 2nd, 2012 at 2:33PM
It's not that test can only be one thing so I don't see why not. If it's an essay test on subject that requires more comprehension than rote memory it makes more sense.
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Posted by MathMan789 Jun 2nd, 2012 at 2:21PM
Makes the people who suck at tests feel better about themselves for doing a HW assignment. More power to
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Posted by ChipmunkErnie Jun 2nd, 2012 at 2:21PM
Open book -- if they're created correctly you shouldn't have enough time to look up more than one or two things.
Take home -- if done right then it's not about what you can look up but how you can put it into your own words and thoughts.
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Reply by catchthisdrift Mar 27th, 2013 at 10:06AM
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Posted by dejaentendu90 Jun 2nd, 2012 at 2:20PM
They're testing your ability to use the information at your disposal. So, yes.
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Posted by tonybologna Jun 2nd, 2012 at 2:18PM
I don't think so.
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