Rote memorization tests are the easiest to make and grade, both in terms of simple instructor effort as well as in terms of fairness and lack of ambiguity. In

Rote memorization tests are the easiest to make and grade, both in terms of simple instructor effort as well as in terms of fairness and lack of ambiguity. In Asia it is common for schools to solely grade base on multiple choice exams which promote cramming and memorization. But in the US I would be shocked if a program that only operated that way was accredited. I would argue students who simply memorize things are trying to hack their way to an unearned grade. The goal of higher education is supposed to be to reach higher levels of Bloom's taxonomy, beyond the rote stuff done in primary and secondary school.