David Hogberg wrote: > 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
I agree that the students feel that they do not need to prepare in the same way for an open-book exam and are probably more relaxed. This leads them to feeling much more pressed for time in the open-book exam but, in my experience, they perform the same, no better or worse on either form. Also, the correlations in a class between scores on a closed-book exam and an open-book exam are equivalent to those between same form exams. Bill Scott --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
