Open exam

Open exam

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The exam questions are published and the final exam has 2 of the 10 questions plus 1 question from a broader topic area.

  • Group Size 50-100
  • Time Frame 3 hours
  • Facilitation Level Intermediate
  • Contributes to Evaluate & Analyze & Understand & Remember & Activate

  • Resources

    Computer/Tablet, Apps/Online Platform

  • Individual Work

    Yes

  • Team Work

    No

  • Mode

    Online & Offline

The exam questions are published at the beginning of the course. The final exam has 2 of the 10 questions plus 1 question from a broader topic area. The exam is open book (3hr), reducing the barrier of doing the exam, and encouraging students to engage with the course topics from the very beginning.

Aim

The aim of this activity is to have the exam as a learning event

Note

The only minor challenge is to set the grading scale to allow for personalized approaches to answer essay questions. The teacher must provide clear grading guidelines.

Credit

Laura Kitinoja, Aalto University

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