How assignments can be converted into a socio-economic asset
The article proposes the PRISM-X framework to modernize academic assessment in the age of AI, shifting the focus from catching cheating to evaluating critical thinking. It argues that assignments should be transformed into socio-economic assets that require students to synthesize AI-generated content with human insight.
Why it matters
It addresses the urgent need for educational institutions to adapt their evaluation methods to the ubiquity of generative AI tools.
F or generations, the pursuit of grades or marks has ruled Indian academia. Teachers quite often lament that this socially constructed obsession with high scores impedes authentic contextual learning. Yet the contemporary learner is moving away from a test-oriented approach to ask: What will I get by doing this? They want to know how their examination-related efforts will bear immediate financial fruit. Hence, learning- and earning-oriented assessments become imperative. An assignment should no longer be a piece of paper that a teacher grades and forgets. It needs to become a real socio-economic asset that informs policy decisions and generates revenue.
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