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“Another university staff member said: “I think we’re realising that a number of our assessments may be unfit for purpose, and that pervasive use of AI may render our assessment of students close to impossible in some areas.””

“- Published Too many university students can use AI to complete assessments without staff finding out, the higher education regulator in England has said.”

“Lecturers have warned artificial intelligence (AI) is making degree assessments 'unfit for purpose' as the universities regulator called for a return to traditional exams.”

“'Counterproductive' University of Sydney associate professor Marian Vidal-Fernandez supported the proposal, but said the move to online testing should not have happened in the first place.”

““I think in general we will need more standardized and AI-proof measures of everything, both in college admissions and once students are enrolled at university,” he said.”

“The university looked into AI-detection software, including Turnitin and Rumi, but found the tools weren’t reliable enough to adopt campus-wide, the Daily Californian reported.”

“He says many teachers have gone back to in-class assessments because some students use AI chatbots to complete their assignments.”

“At the University of Melbourne, the rise of artificial intelligence has forced the use of assessments such as oral tests and timed exams to ensure students are not offloading their thinking to AI.”

“But with recent international and provincial assessments warning about sluggish and waning math skills among Canadian students — a slide that pre-dates the pandemic — some experts say we should revisit how we teach math and pay numeracy the same attention…”

“The university often puts in place “additional and proportionate security measures” based on its own risk assessments, the Welsh university said.”

““They found it really challenging to have it integrated while they were working … 10- to 12-hour days at work, having to go home and study, do these assessments or assignments,” she said.”

“"If a country’s score falls by 20 points between two PISA assessments, it is as if students were performing at the level expected of 14-year-olds in the previous cycle," it says.”

“… assignments, work for another class or granted free time, Herrick regularly sees them checking Snapchat, TikTok or Instagram accounts, shopping online, gaming or even trading Bitcoin — easily bypassing school board security methods aimed at blocking such…”