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A blue book exam is a type of test administered at many post-secondary schools in the United States. Blue book exams typically include one or more essays or short-answer questions.[1] Sometimes the instructor will provide students with a list of possible essay topics prior to the test itself and will then choose one or let the student choose from two or more topics that appear on the test.
History
[edit]Butler University in Indianapolis was the first to introduce exam blue books, which first appeared in the late 1920s.[2] They were given a blue color because Butler's school colors are blue and white; therefore they were named "blue books".[3]
Starting in 2024, blue book exams experienced a significant resurgence in popularity within higher education as a direct response to the widespread use of artificial intelligence tools, such as ChatGPT, for academic cheating.[4]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Ropek, Lucas (2025-05-27). "AI Cheating Is So Out of Hand In America's Schools That the Blue Books Are Coming Back". Gizmodo. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
- ^ "Blue Books — The agony and ecstasy of final exams", UVA magazine, Spring 2013.
- ^ Kingsbury, Alex. "Road Trip: Butler University", U.S. News & World Report, 16 August 2010.
- ^ Cohen, Ben (May 23, 2025). "They Were Every Student's Worst Nightmare. Now Blue Books Are Back". WSJ. Retrieved 29 May 2025.