The Brown Neurosurgery Department recently published two preprints comparing the performances of Artificial Intelligence Large Language Models ChatGPT, GPT-4 and Google Bard in the neurosurgery ...

During the last week of the course, each student is expected to pass a 30 minute oral exam given by one of the faculty members. This exam is designed to assess the student's knowledge base and ability ...

Since the release of ChatGPT late last year, the essay has been declared dead as an effective way to measure learning. After all, students can now enter any assigned question into an AI chatbot and ...

The assignment involves no laptop, no chatbot and no technology of any kind. In fact, there’s no pen or paper, either. Instead, students in Chris Schaffer’s biomedical engineering class at Cornell ...

The oral exam is not just for graduate school. Surprisingly, I found that teaching mathematics online during COVID-19 infused the seemingly antiquated tactic of oral exams with fresh purpose. With ...

As ChatGPT continues to grow in capabilities and usage—including in education and academia—is it high time for universities to revert to a time-tested form? Reading time 4 minutes Imagine the ...

U.S. universities are increasingly adopting oral exams to assess students’ knowledge amid concerns over generative AI’s impact on academic integrity. Educators say the format makes it harder for ...

One of the oldest and most commonly used ways for businesses to evaluate employee knowledge, growth and overall competence is oral questioning. Unlike written exams, oral questioning encourages oral ...

A growing number of U.S. college instructors are turning to oral exams to help combat an AI crisis in higher education ...