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This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

Rejected petition Allow open book exams for English Advanced Higher/Higher/NAT5.

Allow open book exams for English Advanced Higher/Higher/National 5. The exam should be a test of skill, not memory as the closed book system currently provides.

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This is a common theme among Scottish students and should be acknowledged and changed accordingly.

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