Closed Book

I am sorry to inform you that there will be a closed-book final examination at the end of the course. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The researchers seemed impressed that practice retrieving facts worked better than making concept maps with the text in front of them at preparing students for a closed-book test even when the test itself involved making concept maps. ❋ Alfie Kohn (2011)

At the final level folks had to write a closed-book exam. ❋ Unknown (2009)

After a quick nap and scuttling the GREs, maybe we can finish off closed-book testing. trackback ❋ Unknown (2008)

The tradition at my undergrad school was take-home, timed tests, often closed-book: that is, here is the test, bring it back next week, once you start you have 3 hours to finish. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I assume, by the way, that this closed-book MO is not baseball-specific? ❋ Unknown (2008)

Pearl said Standard Life and Resolution had a "very limited strategic fit" because Standard Life was focused on growing "capital-lite" new business, while the bulk of Resolution comprises its closed-book business, which is capital-intensive. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The traditional closed-book, sit down exam is a completely unreal thing. ❋ Unknown (2006)

So they will first write down why they currently give closed-book exams, and what problems might arise if they just let students bring their books and notes to such an exam. ❋ Rosie Redfield (2006)

The final examination at Oxford was in those days (maybe it still is) an ordeal unimaginable by those who have not experienced it: there was no continuous assessment at all, and one's whole academic fate depended on a succession of closed-book three-hour written papers (in the case of Greats fourteen of them), one after the other, two per day, with only the weekend as a short respite. ❋ Unknown (2004)

The closed-book status does not affect the letter grade we assign to a charity. ❋ Joe Conason (2010)

The 2-hour exam is closed-book and consists of 100 questions. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Russo said the program is being modified to include a closed-book exam including essay questions. ❋ Unknown (2010)

These are closed-book tests, and you should try to get a score of 75 percent before moving on to the next part. ❋ Unknown (2010)