Question

Explain why many students are overconfident in their abilities to take open book tests.

Answer 1

Many students feel open book tests allow for simply finding answers in their textbooks. Most students do not realize open book tests are designed to test, not only knowledge, but the student’s understanding of the topic and their ability to apply that knowledge to analyze, evaluate and predict other sets of information.

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Answer 2

Most students are SCREAMING with joy when the teacher or professor announces that an upcoming test where students will be able to use the textbook and/or their notes when answering questions on the test. They assume that because they will be able to look up all the answers in the textbook, they will not need a study guide or to study very much or at all. Unfortunately, many of these same students do not do very well on the exam. This is because they underestimate how much they need to prepare and study for the test.