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The culture of mnemosyne: open‐book assessment and the theory and practice of legal education

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Maharg, Paul

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The concept of open-book assessment is inherently controversial, not least because it contradicts a basic condition of examinations, one so basic to the event that we rarely question it: the single confrontation of examinee with exam question, the element of isolated and unaided struggle—Jacob wrestling with the mysterious Other. Surely it is cheating to allow texts into an exam-hall? What is the point of the exercise then?

dc.contributor.authorMaharg, Paul
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-06T23:50:51Z
dc.date.available2015-07-06T23:50:51Z
dc.identifier.issn0969-5958
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/14236
dc.description.abstractThe concept of open-book assessment is inherently controversial, not least because it contradicts a basic condition of examinations, one so basic to the event that we rarely question it: the single confrontation of examinee with exam question, the element of isolated and unaided struggle—Jacob wrestling with the mysterious Other. Surely it is cheating to allow texts into an exam-hall? What is the point of the exercise then?
dc.languageen_AUS
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.rights1999 Taylor & Francis
dc.sourceInternational Journal of the Legal Profession
dc.subjectlegal education
dc.subjecteducation
dc.subjectassessment
dc.subjectopen book assessment
dc.subjectlaw
dc.subjectmemory
dc.titleThe culture of mnemosyne: open‐book assessment and the theory and practice of legal education
dc.typeJournal article
local.identifier.citationvolume6
dc.date.issued1999
local.publisher.urlhttp://www.routledge.com/
local.type.statusAccepted Version
local.contributor.affiliationMaharg, P., College of Law, The Australian National University
local.bibliographicCitation.issue2
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage219
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage239
local.identifier.doi10.1080/09695958.1999.9960464
local.bibliographicCitation.placeofpublicationNew York, N.Y.
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