kerr

I have mixed feelings about in-class exams, but I'm not sure how far your arguments go.

First, in my experience as a lawyer, extremely quick issue-spotting and analysis was among the most essential skills. It was very rare to have the luxury of lots of time to work on a sustained argument.

Second, I don't believe anyone actually argues that trying to create "cheatproof" evaluation methods is designed to "teach students to be honest." Rather, the goal is to protect the integrity of the grading process because grades are so important.

Source: Drin Kerr