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> I challenge you to do wny intellectual task without knowing the basics by heart. So, in other words, you propose a test. Presumably it's open-book, since you
by nulbyte 4y ago
> I challenge you to do wny intellectual task without knowing the basics by heart.
So, in other words, you propose a test. Presumably it's open-book, since you are testing an ability to apply knowledge and not an ability to merely remember it.
This sounds less like a rebuttal and more like a validation.
- necovek 4y agoThe GP comment is specifically referring to "reciting basic factoids", but they are the "basics" that you need to know by heart to manipulate them. While testing for "reciting" them is certainly suboptimal, it's cheaper to prepare a test of the sort than a test where you are effectively putting that knowledge to use. A balanced test would do a bit of both (so it does not take ages to prepare and grade, yet ensures you know the basics and can apply them in some problems).