{
  "id": 12182050,
  "title": "I replaced traditional coding tests with real conversations about how my students solve problems using AI.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/i-replaced-traditional-coding-tests-with-real-conversations-about-how",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-05T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Google Blog",
    "slug": "google-blog",
    "url": "https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/gemini-google-colab/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Chief Digital Officer and Lecturer at Universiti Putra's Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology has radically altered his approach to teaching data mining by integrating AI as a collaborative problem-solving partner. Rather than focusing on the laborious task of coding syntax, students now utilize Google Colab's Gemini AI as a personal tutor. This innovative method allows the AI to generate code and alternative solutions, while students are tasked with making informed decisions, questioning the AI's suggestions, and justifying their final modelling choices. This unique form of human-AI teamwork is crucial, as AI's ability to generate functional models has diminished the importance of simply following its recommendations. To assess student progress, the professor conducts verbal interviews where students articulate their thought process, troubleshoot issues, and identify potential inaccuracies in the AI's guidance. To streamline this evaluation process, Gemini Canvas and Gemini Notebook assist in assessing this work at scale. The lecturer emphasizes that rather than replacing traditional learning methods with AI, this new approach intentionally redesigns education to foster enduring human capabilities instead of fostering an overreliance on technology.",
  "summary": "Replace coding tests with AI-driven interviews using Google Gemini in Colab. See how this professor evaluates student judgment. Read the full report.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}