Open Book Exam
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ต.ค. 2024
- Five tips for doing well on an open book exam. Without the right kind of preparation, you might do worse on an open book exam than a closed book exam.
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Today I want to provide you with five tips for succeeding on open book exams. An open book exam is one where you can bring all of your notes, books, and study aids into the exam room. When I attended law school, all of my exams were open book. And do you know what, I didn’t get all A’s because I didn’t understand how to prepare for this type of exam.
Here is the lie I believed at the time, and which many of you watching this believe. “Hey, its an open book exam. I’ll have my notes with me so I can look anything up if I need help during the exam.” Guess what, because of this attitude I didn’t prepare long or well enough. Also, during an exam you really don’t have much time to look anything up.
Tip #1: treat an open book exam like a closed book exam. If you don’t do this, you will let your guard down and get a lower grade. By preparing for a closed book exam you will learn the material at a deeper level, which is what you need for better grades.
Tip #2: use the three note method when preparing for your exam. The three note method, which I covered in a prior episode, includes your notes, your rule outline, and then a one page outline. This third outline is what you memorize. Memorize you say? Why would I do that for an open book exam? You need to do this so that you can quickly recall all of your other notes on exam day. Otherwise, you will fumble around looking for through your notes, when you could have learned the material before exam day. Remember, you have more time before an exam to prepare than you do during the exam.
Tip #3: create flashcards using the Leitner box approach. This approach, which I discussed in an earlier episode, is a way for you to learn the rules better. In a nutshell, you create three boxes, or stacks. All your cards start in box 1. As you learn a card, it goes to the next stack, which you review less often. When you review stack 2, you do the same thing, moving the cards up or down depending on how well you remember the material.
Tip #4: create your own outline. You might be tempted to skip writing an outline since you have your notes. But law school outlines are as much about the creation process as they are about the content. When you create your outline, and then revise it, you will begin to understand the law better. You will see connections that you missed for first time around. Failing to write your own outline will almost certainly keep you from getting the highest grades in the class. If you’re okay with B’s or lower, grab a commercial outline or some upper classman’s outline who aced the class. Keep in mind, the reason that upper classman aced the final is because he or she made their own outline.
Tip #5: pre-write an essay exam before you show up for the final. As I discussed a few weeks ago, a typical law school exam question is made up of predictable issues and sub issues. You can create a perfect paragraph for each issue and sub-issue, and even decide in advance how you are going to deal with a particular issue. For instance, in a criminal procedure final create a paragraph discussing the warrant requirement. Then create another paragraph for each of the many exceptions. And, since this is an open book exam you can just copy directly from this exam outline that you created weeks before, which will save you lots of time on exam day. That additional time can then be used on the analysis portion of your essay.
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Hope you do well on the exams, and stay safe.
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I have an open book exam in a couple of hours and here I am watching videos on how to do it better instead of studying lmao
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I have an open book exam in 10 minutes😅
Mine is literally in two minutes
Same here
I loved how concise and useful these tips are. Short length of the video helps big time. Thank you so much.
So glad!
I am here because I will take an open book exam in the next few days, thanks
tip number 1is the most important, in my opinion....My first OBE was at Kansas State in Constitutional Law. At that time, I dint know wht an OBE was. It was my first time i had heard about it. As a foreigner student, I got scared of it. So I was prepared well...very well. That saved me. Just a few students and I got an A+. No laptops back in 1989 ;) Only notes and text books. In zero time I could find any info I needed, because I was well prepared. A well prepared student can get an A in an OBE. This cannot happen in all exams. And must not forget that professors do not treat an OBE the same way like a CBE. Naturally, they do not give good grades in OBExams easily. Professors expect more from a student in an OBE, dont they? Greetings from northern Greece, Pella-the heartland of Makedonia. :)
I had to watch this because open book exam gives me anxiety. I will be trying these techniques
Wow, that last tip is so smart! I will definitely be writing a negligence essay for my torts final.
Good luck!!
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Very informative as I am currently doing everything as an open book due to the pandemic.
Great advices for me... thanks! I will take my open book exam in 2 weeks.
Best of luck!
If you have additional tips, please post them. Thanks!
I am a student who is ready to take the final exam for Finance tomorrow. Thx for your suggestions!
I m here also because of quarantine. On 24th my open book exam will start .
Open book exams can be the easiest and hardest exams. Easy because you can pre-write the exam. And hard because many don’t prepare as well for them. Hope your exams go well.
I really love all the tips that you gave, thanks a lot ❤
Glad you like them!
I am here because of Lockdown and for all the open book online exams. ✌🏻
Glad I can help.
Thank you for this
What law school did you attend that gave you all open book exams? Am so shocked. By the way thank you so so much for these tips, I have a 50 questions midterm coming up in Psychology next week and it’s open book.
Open book exams are normal at most of the Top 14 law schools.
Open book exam means "it's so tough that even the books next to you aren't going to be of much help."
Exactly! I rarely had a chance to review my notes during an open book exam.
This was fantastic. Very concise.
hello sir that was wonderful, tips. thank you
Great. My paper is a day away and I don't think I am ready. I totally let my guard down 💔😭😭😭
update? :)
@@birds7455 hi, I think I did pretty well considering it was my first ever online finals. Its the exam season again and I am back to closed book exams 😅
I have an open book exam tomorrow for Law of Evidence and I’m so nervous.
Teri Brown Relax by taking some deep breaths before the exam. Have your notes organized in case you need them. Also, pre-write a few sentences for topics you know will be on the exam.
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realy honest tips and fantastic
This channel is awesome 👏🏼
Thanks!
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Thank you mate.
Any time. Glad I can help.
I have slacken off my usual procedures to write flashcards since it's an open book exam, I guess I made a mistake.
Open book exams are a trap-most people think they have time to review their notes during the exam. They don’t.
Tq Sir for the tips
Thank you sir ❤❤
Most welcome
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very helpful
Glad I can help.
Yes I am there's to study all test
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Can you share tips for a closed book final exam? My criminal law final is …
Good luck sir
I have an open book exam in 10 minutes
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What exactly is the point of open book exams?
The idea is to get students to think more before they write. Hopefully, the professor then grades a well reasoned and written exam.
I been trying to memorize and its not worked
Don’t try to memorize more than one page of information. Also, use flash cards, which should only be a few sentences long.
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Can I support my answers by bullet points ??
Find out what your professor likes. Some are okay with bullet points, while many prefer sentences in paragraph format.
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