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The positive benefits from the observation that test duration is mostly uncorrelated with student grades
2015
Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA)
New and experienced instructors strugglewith setting tests and exams at a suitable level ofdifficulty, with appropriate questions for the allocatedtime. Tests that are too short might be thought of as givingstudents undue advantage. Exams that are too long leavestudents feeling pressured and anxious, and without timefor careful thought to display mastery of the conceptsbeing tested.Unlimited time tests are a way to eliminate the effect ofanxiety. In this paper we start by reviewing existing
doi:10.24908/pceea.v0i0.5806
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