Open book examinations are an interesting thing to hear and we must have explored this once or must have tried to explore it once. Those who have not been a part of the open book examination must be unaware of the facts and advantages of the Open book examination. This article will discuss the advantages of open book examination and you must read it if you are interested in conducting an exam or in teaching.
Why to Opt for an Open Book Examination?
There are several reasons which will force you to think again for conducting open book examinations. We will be discussing few of them here:
1. Less Cases of Stress among the Students
Mostly, students undergo a lot of stress in the traditional method of examination. Open book examination gives the teachers an opportunity through which the stress can be reduced. As per latest data from the National Crime Bureau, around 13,000 students die every year due to exam pressure and other consequences. A change or revolution can be made in this field with the help of open book examinations. This will also allow the students to understand the facts rather than mugging up everything just for scoring marks. It will give the students a chance to learn rather than prove by scoring marks.
2. More Attentive Students in Class
When you are allowed to take books in the examination hall and then you just have to search in the book and write. This will encourage the students to pay more attention in the class so that they can have a good check over the materials. A student who has paid attention in the class will be at a more beneficial point. The notes taken down by the students in the class will also be beneficial for them. You can answer the questions only when you have enough number of notes and accurate material for answering the questions.
3. In-Depth Reading
There are some open book examinations which are restricted in nature. This means that you can carry only a sheet of paper and that too in your own handwriting. Limited space means only relevant writing for picking out the most relevant facts, the students need to read in depth. This in depth reading will be beneficial for learning new things as well as for the open book examinations. The restricted type of open book examination will also allow the students to read a wide number of resources so that they can write the most apt information in the examination.
4. Application Based Learning
In normal examinations, the students can score marks just by memorizing the facts for a day to two. This is not clear evidence which says that the student has understood everything from this. However, in open book examinations, you can not answer directly from the textbook and you need to have a good understanding of the subjects for answering the indirect questions. This will allow the students in application based learning rather than textbook based learning. Open book examinations allow the students to learn real life concepts.
5. Ethically Correct
The open book examinations are correct in another way also and that it gives a fair chance to everyone. There are many students who are not able to devote much time to studies because of lack of interest or they are interested in other activities. Those students can also appear for the examination and get good marks if they have a good understanding of the topics. This will help the students who are professionals. Professionals get very less time for their studies and this impacts their career for a long term. Either they have to quit their job or they have to pursue their career in a very difficult manner. Open book examinations will help them in scoring good marks just by spending a few hours understanding the basic concepts of the books. Open book examinations will also help the candidate in pursuing their hobbies due to the less stress imposed by the examinations.
6. Second Learning Opportunity
Open book examinations are a second learning opportunity for all the students. Open book examinations help the students in referring to the materials and thus the candidates can understand the concepts and learn about the same even while giving the examinations. Open book examinations are a second opportunity to absorb and understand the course material.
7. Learning from mistakes
A student will realize his/her own mistake more when they are in an open book examination. A student will realize the point on which he/she is missing and the reason behind low marks. Open book examinations will allow the students to know about their learning skills and where they need to improve. The restricted type of open book examinations will help the students in identifying the important aspects of learning.
Open book examinations certainly need a comeback either in restricted or in free mode. This will allow the students to learn in a stress free environment and learn from the real life concepts. Thus it would be advisable to make a note on this topic and take some steps so that open book examinations can be a part and parcel of every department of the education system. Although their are some discrepancies in the open book examinations, the advantages overshadows all of them and it’s high time that we work on all the disadvantages and work for the betterment of the students.
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