As long as this is not a regular practice to give take home tests, I see it
as a valuable way to see how students do without the time factor
involved.
Incidentally, I require people to write a two page paper at the end of a
quarter, relating a topic they have learned in this class to their life, job,
career, or an area that interests them.
We have alot of very bright, creative, and quantitatively talented people
out there, just waiing to be untapped!
Ok, so you may think this is nuts to require a paper. But realize, that
most students have been very receptive to this idea, and what they
produce has been phenomenal.
Please let me know what you think....