Let the orals return

I don’t understand why university professors seem reluctant to implement oral exams during which students must explain concepts face-to-face. In mid-2025, I saw first-hand that the social contract underpinning unsupervised assessment had collapsed. I set aside marks for oral interviews and for presentstion of handwriten notes. I showed samples of my own workbooks, one that was useful in defending a patent sibmission.

When completing simple written work or when finishing sophisticated projects no longer signals learning, universities must reconsider traditional methods of examination.