No more exams for students in future classrooms: KHDA chief

In the classrooms of the future, students will no longer have to sit down for exams. Instead, they will be busy working together to solve the problems of the world. This is how Dr Abdulla Al Karam, director-general of the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), sees the future of learning in Dubai, as he explained during a session at Gitex Technology Week on Wednesday, October 9. "In the future, classrooms will be replaced by open, collaborative spaces that bring students of different ages and abilities together. This will encourage students to work together on solving real-world problems from a very young age, allowing schools to completely move away from tests and exams," said Dr Al Karam. He explained that there will also be more'teachers' powered by artificial intelligence (AI). "Automation and artificial intelligence are changing every aspect of our life and, over the coming years, AI teachers will transform the classrooms that we see today."