Examples Are the True Test of Learning
June 13, 2023 6:22 pm ET Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto “Professors Use Oral Exams to Foil AI Cheats” (U.S. News, June 2) is going in the right direction but misses a crucial next step. Professors should try requesting examples, which can be oral or written. When students can tie in examples to the topic being tested, they demonstrate that they understand the concept. Oral exams won’t be fully embraced because most of us lean toward the less-confrontational route of multiple-choice exams. I ask for unique and specific examples, which can help make the concepts come alive, even though they are tough to grade. It is challenging to create a rubric but well worth it. Cheating is no longer even possible. I suggest my colleagues consider this route. Tim McHeffey Center Moriches, N.Y.
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“Professors Use Oral Exams to Foil AI Cheats” (U.S. News, June 2) is going in the right direction but misses a crucial next step. Professors should try requesting examples, which can be oral or written. When students can tie in examples to the topic being tested, they demonstrate that they understand the concept. Oral exams won’t be fully embraced because most of us lean toward the less-confrontational route of multiple-choice exams.
I ask for unique and specific examples, which can help make the concepts come alive, even though they are tough to grade. It is challenging to create a rubric but well worth it. Cheating is no longer even possible. I suggest my colleagues consider this route.
Tim McHeffey
Center Moriches, N.Y.
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