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		hollandheese 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bring Back the Blue-Book Exam Huh? Blue books are typically used for essays and are graded whole. I've never seen anyone attempt blue books for anything else.

SoftTalker 8 months ago | [–]

Late 1980s blue books for almost everything that wasn’t multiple choice. The other style was multiple pages, with large “show your work here” areas below each question.

rubidium 8 months ago | [–]

I used them in graduate physics courses 2008-2010

ramenbytes 8 months ago | [–]

And I used them in a graduate physics course last fall.

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