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When assessment loses its meaning: How AI is disrupting education in Lebanon


When assessment loses its meaning: How AI is disrupting education in Lebanon

FILE PHOTO: A message reading "AI artificial intelligence," a keyboard, and robot hands are seen in this illustration taken Jan. 27, 2025. (Credit: Dado Ruvic/Reuters)

Dr. Anwar Kawtharani, Dean of the School of Education at the Lebanese International University (LIU) and a recognized expert in assessment and quality assurance across Lebanon and the region.In Lebanese classrooms today, a silent shift is already underway: students are no longer writing alone.With a few prompts, artificial intelligence can generate essays, solve complex problems, and structure arguments in seconds. What once required hours of effort can now be produced almost instantly.Yet, across many schools and universities, assessment methods remain largely unchanged, still anchored in exams and written assignments designed for a different era.This is no longer a technological issue. It is an educational one.Global evidence confirms the scale of this shift: more than 70% of university students now use AI tools in their academic work,...
Dr. Anwar Kawtharani, Dean of the School of Education at the Lebanese International University (LIU) and a recognized expert in assessment and quality assurance across Lebanon and the region.In Lebanese classrooms today, a silent shift is already underway: students are no longer writing alone.With a few prompts, artificial intelligence can generate essays, solve complex problems, and structure arguments in seconds. What once required hours of effort can now be produced almost instantly.Yet, across many schools and universities, assessment methods remain largely unchanged, still anchored in exams and written assignments designed for a different era.This is no longer a technological issue. It is an educational one.Global evidence confirms the scale of this shift: more than 70% of university students now use AI tools in their academic...
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