[hirvi74]

Could this not be alleviated with software? Let the student submit how ever many attempts he or she would like and then just have the software do the grading?

I imagine there is less 1-on-1 feedback, but if the student had questions, I imagine most teachers would not mind assisting a student at that point.

My university used software like this over a decade ago. I honestly preferred it for some classes. For example, I had a Calculus II class where we could take every test three times. I would take each test once, see what I did wrong, ask the professor, take it again, then repeat if I was unsatisfied with my grade the second time.

I honestly felt like I learned more via this trial-and-error approach than I ever did studying for one-and-done kind of examination because I was able to actually learn the material vs. trying to memorize as much as I could just to pass the test.

I have pretty severe ADHD (didn't know it at the time), so this methodology was extremely beneficial for my "not built for school" type of brain.

[SoftTalker]

How much Calculus do you remember now?

I didn't have this option but I crammed for tests rather than spend time over a longer period actually learning the material. I passed, often with As, but I don't remember a bit of it today.

[anthonypasq]

i havent needed to do calculus in 10 years. why would expect to remember it? My friends who are mechanical engineers remember calculus perfectly well.

[hirvi74]

I do not remember a lot now, but that doesn't mean I didn't need to know it during my time in University. There were times when Calculus resurfaced in other classes, and properly understanding what was going on was beneficial.