The assignment involves no laptop, no chatbot and no technology of any kind. In fact, there’s no pen or paper, either.

Instead, students in Chris Schaffer’s biomedical engineering class at Cornell University are required to speak directly to an instructor in what he calls an “oral defense.” It’s a testing method as ...

Colleges are increasingly implementing oral exams to combat the challenges posed by generative AI in education, aiming to ensure students retain critical thinking and cognitive skills.

Colleges are increasingly adopting oral exams as a strategy to combat the influence of AI on student learning, ensuring that ...