To study the impact of the open book examination in terms of the achievement of Standard VIII Students in Different Subjects I.E. English, Science, S.S., Mathematics, Hindi, and Gujarati. Dhelawala Zulfia*, Saiyad Amreen** Research Scholar (M. Ed), Department of Education, Centre for Advance Studies & Education, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat-390002, India *Corresponding author: Research Scholar (M. Ed), Department of Education, Centre for Advance Studies & Education, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat-390002, India. E-mail: zulffiyazhar@gmail.com
**amreensaiyed@yahoo.com
Online published on 1 May, 2018. Abstract Examinations are there to complement teaching learning process and to see whether the objectives of education are achieved. But in this competitive world, examinations are considered as the only vital component of the education process. Hence, these are given maximum emphasis to get maximum marks by simply mugging up the content and reproducing those at the time of examination. Open Book Examination (OBE) is one that is designed to minimize this negative impact of examinations and to enhancing the quality of teaching learning developing higher order thinking among students. It also helps students to remove the fear of examination as it minimizes cramming. An attempt is made in this research paper to examine the effectiveness of OBE in terms achievement of standard VIII students in different subjects along with the examination anxiety. To study the impact of the open book examination in terms of the achievement of standard VIII students in different subjects i.e. English, Science, S.S., Mathematics, Hindi, and Gujarati. Top Keywords Higher Order Thinking, Open Book Examination, Examination Anxiety, Language Evaluation. Top |