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I can understand where you are coming from, but in the cases we had to deal with, there was absolutely no room for ambiguity. To put things into perspective, th
by threeducks 1y ago
I can understand where you are coming from, but in the cases we had to deal with, there was absolutely no room for ambiguity. To put things into perspective, those were students who did not know what a HashMap is or could not derive the algorithmic complexity of two nested for-loops, yet somehow cheated their way into a master's level course. With the current level of oversight, degrees obtained after 2022 are basically worthless.
- simianwords 1y agoWow. Why not have written exams? But to be fair, there is no ambiguity in this extreme example but ambiguity can be misused by either party in other cases where it is not so cut and clear.
- threeducks 1y ago> Why not have written exams? That is what we do now. Some reasons why we preferred oral exams before: 1. In order to write a written exam, you have to create a written exam. 2. Scheduling is more difficult. You have to reserve a room for the exam, ensure that the date does not collide with other exams, and students have to plan their vacations around it. For oral exams, you only have to schedule two people, which allows for much greater flexibility. 3. During oral exams, you can probe a bit deeper if you notice that a student did not understand the question correctly, but still knows the solution. In contrast, in a written exam, there is no way for the student to recover from an initially incorrect understanding. 4. It is much easier to cheat on a written exam, especially since there have been all kinds of technological improvements, like ear canal earphones, tiny cameras, glasses with integrated AI assistants, polarized smart watches and who knows what else.