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AI in the classroom is hard to detect – time to bring back oral tests

30 September 2025

A chatbot can produce text, but it can’t sustain a probing conversation about your reasoning. Our work suggests oral assessment has a role in the age of AI.

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Timaru dessert company Denheath is in deep custard with creditors
	30 Sep: Timaru dessert company Denheath is in deep custard with creditors... more

Police are reassuring anyone with information relating to the death of a US student in Auckland in April
	30 Sep: Police are reassuring anyone with information relating to the death of a US student in Auckland in April... more

The Palestinian Authority is facing a legitimacy crisis. Can it be reformed to govern a Palestinian state?
	30 Sep: After decades of accusations of corruption and misrule, the Palestinian Authority is deeply unpopular among Palestinians.... more

A 29-year-old man is due in court after a daylight robbery in Palmerston North
	30 Sep: A 29-year-old man is due in court after a daylight robbery in Palmerston North... more

An Auckland traffic stop has led to the discovery of firearms, drugs, and cash
	30 Sep: An Auckland traffic stop has led to the discovery of firearms, drugs, and cash... more

A new treatment for Huntington’s disease is genuinely promising – but here’s why we still need caution
	30 Sep: The new therapy is being hailed as a breakthrough. But the small study has some limitations – and hasn’t been peer-reviewed.... more

A coastal Christchurch community are fed up the Police aren't doing enough about boy racers
	30 Sep: A coastal Christchurch community are fed up the Police aren't doing enough about boy racers... more

Christchurch's Heart Institute is leading the way in cardiology research
	30 Sep: Christchurch's Heart Institute is leading the way in cardiology research... more

Air temperatures over Antarctica have soared 35ºC above average. What does this unusual event mean for Australia?
	30 Sep: The stratospheric polar vortex high above Antarctica has rapidly heated up. These sudden bursts of heat can bring rapid weather changes in Australia... more

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