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Yes, but ... what this shows is that testing for "memorization" isn't good enough. We all know people who have learned information and can give answers with con
by tgv 4y ago
Yes, but ... what this shows is that testing for "memorization" isn't good enough. We all know people who have learned information and can give answers with confidence, even though they are just winging it, to put it politely. ChatGPT could be considered their equal on such tasks. So schools need to test that students are capable of working with the acquired information in a way that befits the level of the course, just like they need to find a way to lose their addication to the lazy "write an essay" assignment. If not, education will lose its status.
- fifilura 4y agoThe question is if we should expect these test to test on the black belt level or at a lower level belt? (i am not native English speaking so i don't know what addication means, I couldn't quite understand that sentence)
- throwaway8689 4y agoSeems to be a typo for Addiction
- tgv 4y agoSorry, that was a typo for addiction indeed. They should test at the level they claim to certify. So, an MSc. should not get questions that can be answered by rote, but it might be appropriate for a first-year student, when the topic is entirely new. And teachers should read essays for depth and understanding, instead of counting the words and skimming a few paragraphs. That'll draw complaints from the people that think every end goal and test of a course should be perfectly described and objective, but to them I say: move your pretty, empty heads elsewhere if you can't see you're parroting someone's failed attempt to operationalize a remote ideal.
- palata 4y agoThere is a whole question about how useful it is to test students. In my experience, some will understand and learn the material (which is the goal) and successfully pass the test, while others will just learn how to pass the tests. Now it would be wonderful if we could just motivate students to understand and learn the material, without putting so much pressure by testing them all the time.