Re:Tydlig – Calculator Reimagined for iPad and iPhone
by visakanv on Sunday December 15, 2013 @10:21PM
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In which case I think the flaw is with the test, not the student. Why does a kid need to memorize something that he can get on-the-fly expert answers from? Why memorize something you can look up? =\
Re:Tydlig – Calculator Reimagined for iPad and iPhone
by hrktb on Monday December 16, 2013 @01:29AM
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The memorizing part is where computer could be allowed. You'll still have to remember how to get the information back though.
Now test are flawed by definition, you'll always have to create some artifical restriction to control what aspect you are assessing. Idealy you never test someone by putting him/her in a room with a pncil and paper, you'd assess how good the students cleared real tasks in realistic conditions.
Internet access is a lot more complex though, you'd have to filter what they can access and monitor everything every student is accessing, and that doesn't seem worth it for most tests. Image a scenario where the students just throws any question on a random looking site and some hired expert on the other side writes appropriate answers on the fly. Your test won't have any meaning anymore.