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CMV: Exams should be open book/notes.

As an engineering student I find this to be very crucial in learning. Memorizing the material for an exam is not a good way in learning the material whereas having an open book exam makes learning the materials much easier. 

 All exams should be open resources. It increases note taking skills that are actually used in life and the work field and decrease exam stress. It's not fair to automatically assume that all students can retain a mass amount of information. 

Exams should be applicable based and not a memory test. You retain more information by actually doing research and learning the materials than cramping X amount of information then pouring it out onto a test and forget what you learned as soon as you turn it in. 

The whole point is to learn the materials, not just memorize information that you will forget. Not everyone can retain information well so by using resources given to you/using outside resources you gain a better understanding/different view of the material which will help you solve a problem that you don't know the answer to.

Edit: for anyone wondering, I am studying electrical engineering in robotics and mechatronics.
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Depends on the type of exams and subject.

If a subject doesn’t give you the time to refer to a notebook when you really need to use it in real life (for a job like lawyer, for example), the exam should be more strict.

But if it’s about creative thinking and the use of skills rather than just memorizing raw concepts, yes, then the student should be able to refer to notes and other resources.