OOpen Book Exam

Good morning ladies and gentleman, allow me to introduce myself, my name is Gabby Evalin, and the reason why I’m here today is to share my thought about Open-Book examination method. As you all already know, an Open-Book is an assessment method that allows students to look at their text books, notes, and other materials during the examination process. And close book-exam is exactly the opposite, students have to recall everything from their memory. And this is exactly why I oppose the use of open-book exam method. First, remembering the content of the book is important, but there’s something more important, that is to understand the content of the book. When you study for a close-book exam, you are prone to memorize your text book rather than understanding the meaning, because the questions asked in a close book exam lead you to copy things you remember from your text book and not think. You are unconsciously forced to memorize your text book. On the other hand, open book exams let you to find information, analyse, and most important, think critically. For example, i think some of you agree that practice is more important than theory. This works like that, open book exams let you to apply the knowledge to real life situation, find solution, and think. Second, open book exam and close book exam have the same retention time. I believe that when you are encourage to think, your memory regarding the material will be longer than when you are only memorizing. For example, it’s hard when you try to memorize a mathematic formula, but when you try to apply the formula to solve the question, and make a solution, you remember better and longer. Third, grade isn’t everything, students should have some free time to do their passion and hobbies. With the use of close book exam method, not only this let learners to feel more stressful and anxiety during the exam, this also makes learners have less time to their hobbies and passion. While it’s common for people to make money from their hobbies these days.
So, if your school is using this open book test method on occassion, i hope that we all can use this opportunity to learn deeper and not underestimate this method. Because these days, the information optained by reading text books only is not enough. Thank you