Open book system!! Guwahati University all PG and exam will be open Book System in the Online mode!!

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Open book examination: What does it mean?

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NEW DELHI: The Delhi University is going to conduct the final year examinations from July 1, 2020. The exam would be held as open book examination mode.


DU had asked teachers to prepare two sets of papers - one for online open book examination and another for the pen-paper examination.


Those who have internet and computer or laptop will appear in online open examination in July and rest will appear in pen-paper exam for which time is not specified.


On May 14, the university announced that it will hold examinations for its final year post graduate and under graduate students from July 1 and in case the situation arising out of the COVID-19 outbreak does not normalise, it will adopt the open book mode to conduct the test.


Under the open book mode of examination, the student will be able to refer books, notes and other study materials to answer the questions.


Students will sit in their homes and will download question papers for their respective course from the portal. They will upload the answers in a span of two hours.

What are the pros and cons of Open Book Tests?


Pros

Cons

It saves Paper. Saving paper means 


saving trees.

Can’t keep a Check on Students: One can’t 


be sure if the student has got

somebody’s back.

Time Saviour: Auto-grade helps in filling


the MCQs easily. The online examination

 can be completely automated and hassle-

free.

Open Text Question: The teacher can ask 


open text questions but they will not

auto-grade. Also, teachers have to give

time to check them.

Money saver: The money of buying and 


printing paper is saved. Also, one can 

save on logistics or assembling and

conducting exams.

Can be a Victim of Fraud: Online scams/


fraud is pretty common these days. Use

question bank to solve the issue of fraud.

Secure: Each student will get a random 


set of questions from them. So, students 

can’t cheat from others. Also, they won’t

be able to share questions.

The students would stop studying and 


simply copy from the open book

provided at the examination hall.


How to crack open book exams?


Knowledge: 

a solid understanding of the course content

Systems:

 organized notes and a systematic way to find content quickly


Structure: 

plan for completing the exam within the time limit and commit to that plan


Academic integrity:

 make sure your work is your own – otherwise it’s not your success!


Timing: 

The most important component! Plan the time you have per question based on grade/weighting and total time allocated. Check your pace and skip ahead if you need to.


Reading the question: 

Understand what the question is asking; identify key words in the question.


For multiple choice questions, review all responses before selecting – analyze your options. See more on writing multiple choice exams.

For questions that you aren’t sure about, take time to refer to your notes. Use your study charts or table of contents to find relevant content for the question quickly.

For free response questions, write full and complete answers with appropriate detail to demonstrate your understanding of course concepts.


Are open book exams harder?


Open books helps you with Facts and description But it cannot help you in conceptual an application based questions as you have to have a basic conceptual knowledge on that matter.


One can find anything in the book but not knowing anything when you come into the exam will lead you to using the entire testing period to look things up. So make sure to study thoroughly. Moreover, The instructor will make the questions harder.

What is an Open Book Exam?


An "open book examination" is that in which students are allowed to refer to either class notes and summaries or a “memory aid”, textbooks, or other approved material while answering questions. Its like question paper is given to students prior to sitting the formal exam .

Why institutes conduct Open Book Exam?


The open book examination is introduced to remove rote learning and more superficial application of knowledge.

What are the challenges in setting OBE paper?


The main difficulty is that many teachers may not know how to set a question that would require students to apply their knowledge through analysis and critical thinking.

Will OBE be easy for students?


No. The OBE will not be easy, however, it would need extra efforts from students to solve questions as it would mainly be of higher order thinking.

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