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It's Breathtaking How Fast AI Is Screwing Up the Education System (gizmodo.com)
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[–] Gloria@sh.itjust.works 60 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (15 children)

For anyone who is also not from the US:

A blue book exam is a type of test administered at many post-secondary schools in the United States. Blue book exams typically include one or more essays or short-answer questions. Sometimes the instructor will provide students with a list of possible essay topics prior to the test itself and will then choose one or let the student choose from two or more topics that appear on the test.

EDIT, as an extra to solve the mystery:

Butler University in Indianapolis was the first to introduce exam blue books, which first appeared in the late 1920s.[1] They were given a blue color because Butler's school colors are blue and white; therefore they were named "blue books".

[–] errer@lemmy.world 56 points 2 days ago (13 children)

Importantly it is hand written, no computers.

Biggest issue is that kids’ handwriting often sucks. That’s not a new problem but it’s a problem with handwritten work.

[–] Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Give them typewriters

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago

There is test-taking software that locks out all other functions during the essay-writing period. Obviously, damn near anything is hackable, but it's non-trivial, unlike asking ChatGPT to write your essay for you in the style of a B+ high student. There is some concern about students who learn differently or compose less efficiently, but as father to such a student, I'm still getting to the point where I'm not sure what's left to do other than sandbox "exploitable" graded work in a controlled environment.

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