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Education is about developing sustained understanding and skills that can be reliably applied over time.

A student who crams for and performs well on a final exam hasn't necessarily developed the deep, lasting comprehension that comes from regular engagement with the material.

Education at China is the way you mentioned, students just learn for exam, them learned nothing but exam

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I am sure the system can be gamed somewhat, but I like interactive grading of assignments, where the student presents the work and answers questions about it.

I also like in-person practical/lab assignments, which can occur throughout the course.

Also quizzes can be made more frequent. As an instructor I think I might be OK if you crammed for 10 quizzes in addition to the midterm and the final and passed them all with flying colors.

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