How to assess what students are — or aren’t — learning is always one of the central issues facing educators, but it has never been as complicated as during the coronavirus pandemic. With millions of ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is piloting open-book assessments (OBAs) for Class 9, with plans to roll them out from the 2026â 27 academic year. The move marks a significant ...

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 ...

Afshin Gharib and William Phillips are associate professors of psychology at the Dominican University of California. They are also carpool buddies. On drives to and from work, they used to argue over ...

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 ...