The assessment methods in the recent years were
focused on remembering the information. Now with the availability of abundant
information, it is important to shift the focus towards processing the
information and finding the application of their knowledge. Recently the
National education policy (NEP) 2020 stressed that curricular design should
also a ‘robust system of continuous formative/adaptive assessment to track and
thereby individualize and ensure each student’s learning’. Using the open book
examinations for the development of critical thinking, problem solving skills
and provide to the lower stress level for the students. The purposes of the
open book examination system are the student’s cantered approach, to keep
lowest anxiety among student. Open book exams have gained popularity as an
alternative assessment method, allowing students to refer to resources during
the exams. Total quality management (TQM), a management approach emphasizing
continuous improvement and customer satisfaction, can be applied in education.
Using the Open book examination method we can improve the critical thinking,
problem solving approach, motivation, performance continuous learning and
process improvement among the students and try to achieve the TQM success for
the effective teaching and learning process. When students are informed that
they are going to take open-book tests, their first reaction is very positive.
However, lazy (and just poor memory) students, who are the first to welcome
this innovation, when explained how the exam will be held, are really
disappointed. Yes, the stress on their memory is removed, there is no need to
prepare cheat-papers and no risk being caught and punished for their
application. But, alas, the tasks (we will discuss them a little below) are not
the ones which permit, so to say, “legal cheating”, vice versa, they are
intellectually highly demanding. Besides, they do demand Factual knowledge and
being well acquainted with the materials under study. However surprisingly it
may sound, it is the clever students who are finally happy. These hopeful
intentions must be converted to realistic implementations for objectives to be
realized, and assessment plays a pivotal role in the same. A natural transition
from closed book or traditional examinations to open book exam may assist in
students being able to apply acquired knowledge rather than recalling retained
information.
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