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 ...

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 ...

The California Supreme Court building in San Francisco. (Maria Dinzeo/Courthouse News) The California Supreme Court building in San Francisco. (Maria Dinzeo/Courthouse News) SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — With ...

The Louisiana Supreme Court issued an order Wednesday making modification to the administering of the Bar Exam. According to the Supreme Court, the Bar Exam will now be an open-book exam, which will ...

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 ...

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 ...

In most schools, students are evaluated as individuals and graded on a curve relative to their classmates. In short, when they win someone else loses. Not only is this stressful, but it isn’t how most ...

In a major shift towards skill-based learning, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has approved the implementation of Open Book Assessment (OBA) for Class 9 students starting from the ...

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has approved a proposal to introduce open-book assessments for Class 9 final exams from the 2026-27 academic session after a pilot study, Indian Express ...