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[-] PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 137 points 2 days ago

My academic institution took the more sensible approach of just making the exams open book, and adjusting the questions to demonstrate understanding and application of the concepts, rather than just recite stuff.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 70 points 2 days ago

demonstrate understanding and application of the concepts, rather than just recite stuff

That's how it should be anyway. I suspect the only reason all schools don't do it that way is that it would cause too many students (and teachers) to fail.

[-] DrBob@lemmy.ca 36 points 2 days ago

You wouldn't believe how difficult they are to mark. The basic skills of penmanship and sentence construction have fallen through the floor. 20% of students in my last class didn't even attempt the short answer section on an exam that was otherwise multiple choice.

[-] Arcka@midwest.social 9 points 2 days ago

What subject, and was it time limited? If there was any chance of not finishing in time I'd probably leave those until last.

[-] DrBob@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 days ago

Neuroscience and basically no time limit. 50 marks in a 3 hour night class and I tell them I'll stay as long as they need.

[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Wasn't official policy but that's what I did for my class. It's the only reasonable way, except now I'm getting AI slop answers sometimes, which fortunately isn't too hard to spot.

this post was submitted on 18 Apr 2025
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