[bzbz]

Define “smarter” —- already a vague and overloaded term.

And then consider whether the point of the class is to test smarts, or something else.

I’d expect that’s not the intent of most undergraduate degrees.

[redwall_hp]

Arguably someone who is faster is more likely to just be recalling memorized things faster, while someone who's slower may have a deeper understanding but needs time to actually think it through.

Memorization is already hacking the rules of the game that's supposed to be gauging understanding. An ideal test is resistant to rote memorization as well as outright cheating.