> 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

> 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.