STICKING PLASTER OR LONG TERM OPTION? TAKE HOME EXAMINATION IN UNIVERSITAS TERBUKA; STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION

Abstract

The shift from close book examination to take home examination raises many questions. One of the questions is about
the quality of the students. In order to find the question, the stakeholders are seeking way to perform a valid and
reliable test. However, in finding the best way, students’ perception of the way they are examined should be one of
consideration. Therefore, this paper explores students’ view and also test students’ anxiety of take home examination.
134 students from various department who have experienced two kind of tests; close book and take home examination
involved in this study. The instrument was a questionnaire consisting 13 items to measure students’ perception on
take home examination and 17 items to test students’ anxiety in performing take home examination. The finding
indicate that most of students prefer take home examination than close book examination. Students’ viewed that take
home examination is better than close book in term of concept mastery, test score, accessibility, and low exam anxiety.
Instead of using many types of test, Universitas Terbuka should investigate the way to strengthen the effectiveness
of take home examination due to it shows a positive perception from students.