Comment Re:In-class exams are the problem. (Score 2) 359
Humans are now distributed systems, there is no value in memorizing any fact when information is available 24/7 everywhere.
False. Speed. Everything I've been taught is in a book somewhere. You absolutely cannot take someone of equivalent intelligence, hand them a big stack of books, and expect them to perform anywhere near as well. You can't expect them to perform AT ALL. If you think this, you've never been in that situation. My workplace is filled with smart people with advanced degrees. It is laughable to think that the expert software developer can just switch seats with the expert CFD person. They're both intelligent, one just has a wealth of knowledge to draw on that isn't matched by a stack of books on advanced math and physics.
Basically, your method tests whether people are able to teach themselves physics on demand, not if they've actually learned physics.