If you're a teacher, which type of test do you like to give & why so: open book tests or closed book tests?

Question

Please fully explain and qualify your answer with regard to subject matter if you feel it necessary.

Answer 1

I taught some technical subjects in the US Air Force. They centered on computer theory, repair and electronic concepts.

All my tests were open book. No discussion of test questions was allowed but any reference material available in the work center was fair game, the only limit I set was the reference material had to be published material. Absolutely no notes were allowed.

I made up the test myself and they were designed to be hard enough that I never expected a perfect score, and if a student did score 100% the next class got a more difficult test.

By testing my students I was trying to do two things. Impress on then the necessity of , and test their abilities to, conduct research and find the answers to questions they didn't new existed a minute earlier. Second, I wanted to deflate any ego they might possess. I wanted them to leave the class with the idea that they will make a mistake and that in the real world they simply may not be able to find an answer alone.

Now I was trying to make technicians, men and women capable of maintaining, repairing, operating, and teaching others to do the same on some of the most complex equipment available at the time. I wasn't teaching anything basic like reading, or multiplication tables, subjects requiring a completely different approach.

In my senior year of high school, I taught several First Aid classes. A completely different situation. When they left my class they needed to know what to do, not where to find the information. Therefore all those tests were closed book and written at a level that allowed 100% scores, but not many. I wanted them to act in an emergency and by that I mean get their hands on the victim, I was not interested in them driving home and knowing exactly where their First Aid book was when they got there.

Later in my life I was an American Heart Association CPR instructor. We used a lifelike mannequin to demonstrate the procedure and our tests were practical. Everyone in every class that I taught had to perform one and two man CPR on my dummy before they were given their certification. I had some very attentive students as that card, kept current at all times, was a requirement of them keeping their job. I had very little difficulty in motivating those classes.

I tried to give you some insight into all sides of the issue I am aware of. Open book, closed book, practical or a mixture of all three can have a place in educating students. I think different subjects require different tests. The OVERALL goal of the class, what we want the student to take away from the class, should be the deciding factor for the type of test used.

Answer 2

I am not a teacher. But have worked in many fields. And I've always believed that hands on experience is the best teacher. If a student is actually looking up the answer in an open book test, he or she is actually reading the text to find the correct answer. So my answer would be open book test.

Answer 3

as a teacher it's myduty tosee that my students are doing well. Idefinately opt fr closed books test but prefer open book as that will ensure that my aim that tha student must know the thing will be achieved. THE GOAL IS IMPORTANT AND NOT THE MEAN.
I 'll see to it that the allowed is halfed and passing level will be 99%

Answer 4

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Answer 5

i like giving opened legs tests

Answer 6

None.