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Peer reviewedBaillie, Caroline; Toohey, Susan – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 1997
A study explored the impact of a testing change designed to encourage deeper approaches to learning. In an engineering materials science course, an open-book final examination was used, with time and opportunities for colleague interaction. Student attitudes and outcomes were compared to those of students tested with a traditional closed-book…
Descriptors: Construction Materials, Engineering Education, Higher Education, Innovation
