Last spring, as I was preparing for a new semester, I had an epiphany: Closed-book exams seem to unfairly aid students who excel at memorization. So I decided to allow my classes to use notes during ...

When I asked my son why he wasn’t studying for a test he had the next day, he said, “Mom, it’s an open-notes test. We don’t need to study.” His teacher confirmed that students could use all the notes ...

Rather than focusing on whether or not note taking is necessary, ask yourself whether the method you are currently using ...