Lenore, Michael, Bill et al.: As I recall, the students' median test
score on an open-book exam was lower than that of a regular hour exam.
I attributed that difference to a somewhat lower level of preparation
with a concommitant lower level of anxiety, but a higher anxiety level
during the exam itself when they realized that they didn't know the
stuff very well. DKH
David K. Hogberg, PhD
Professor of Psychology, Emeritus
Albion College, Albion MI 49224
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Bill Scott wrote, "BTW. If I give a closed book exam of 60 items in a 50
minute class period, they all finish well in time. If I give the exact
same exam as an open book,
open notes exam, then I get many complaints of not allowing enough time
for
such a long exam."
This hits home for me, because this semester I've been doing general
psych online, and have allowed the test to be open book/notes for the
online students only. Although I give them 10 extra minutes (60 compared
to 50 in class), many students complain that it is not enough time. I
think they are trying to look up too much. But the students who do best
take only 25-40 minutes--I suspect they are not treating it as an open
book test and are well prepared.
Lenore Frigo
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