Skill-based learning vs exam-oriented learning

Education throughout the world is regarded as the foundation of culture, civilization and progress.

- P.V.LAXMIPRASAD

But, people approach it in different ways. In post-Covid days, education has taken new turns with the focus on online classes and exams. The offline mode of education is threatened now with new swings in favour of technology that demands learning of skills. In India, and in many parts of the world, exam-oriented learning has dominated the classrooms for decades. The emphasis is more on memorization, grades, and securing ranks rather than on real understanding of or application of knowledge. More than advantages, the present generation of students use ChatGpt even minutes before they enter the exam hall. This system is rewarding many but at the end it leaves little space for creativity. Naturally students lose problem solving abilities or practical exposure.