A year ago, an open-book test was thought of as a great privilege — a sort of breath of fresh air from the tedium of constant memorization. Then, everything changed. As COVID-19 spread, our methods of ...

CBSE Open-Book Exams: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will roll-out open-book assessments for Class 9 students from the academic year 2026-27. This initiative aims to shift the focus ...

Pop quiz. What’s the capital of Bolivia? While waiting for tardy clubs to show up to an orientation for Spring Fling last week, my roommate wondered aloud the same question. He was sure I would know ...

Not many students are familiar with open-book tests, which are exams where the teacher allows you to use your textbooks and notes as references while you sit for the test. This concept of testing is ...

Afshin Gharib, a psychology professor at Dominican University of California, prefers to give open-book tests. His colleague William Phillips lets... Cheat Sheet Or Open Book: Putting Tests To The Test ...

I knew what the e-mail was going to be about the minute I saw the sender and the title: My Final Grade for the Semester. I dreaded the necessary response. The message came from Sarah, one of the top ...

CBSE Open Book Exam: CBSE is preparing to start the board Open Book Assessment (OBA) from session 2026-27. In this, students will be able to see books, class notes, and library books during the exam.

The bards of Ancient Greece used rote memorization to recall epic poems of thousands of lines in length. What makes the modern literature professors who resent memorization think that they know better ...