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lwhi ◴[21 Oct 24 08:16 UTC] No.41901852[source]▶
It is no longer effective to solely use a written essay to measure how deeply a student comprehends a subject.

AI is here to stay; new methods should be used to assess student performance.

I remember being told at school, that we weren't allowed to use calculators in exams. The line provided by teachers was that we could never rely on having a calculator when we need it most—obviously there's irony associated with having 'calculators' in our pockets 24/7 now.

We need to accept that the world has changed; I only hope that we get to decide how society responds to that change together .. rather than have it forced upon us.

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1. bonoboTP ◴[21 Oct 24 14:16 UTC] No.41904424[source]▶
Learning takes time. And the fully trained/educated/skilled/expert human performance is higher than AI performance. But AI performance may be higher than intermediate human performance after 1 or 2 semesters. But you need to reach intermediate performance first in order to later reach expert performance. During that time you still need a learning "slope", you need to be tested on your knowledge at that level. If you're given the AI at the outset, you will not develop the skill to surpass the AI performance.

Calculators are just one analogy, there is no guarantee it will work out that way. It's just as likely that this over-technologization of the classroom will go the way of whole-language reading education.