Eric Mazur - Assessment The Silent Killer of Learning

Eric Missouri, a Harvard professor, shares an experience on a flight where he met a young woman working for a cloud-based education company. This encounter led him to reflect on the effectiveness of flash cards for memorization, supported by research from Rudy Rodinger. The conversation highlighted that assessments, rather than teaching methods, drive student study habits. Missouri concludes that educational assessments need to be rethought to better prepare students for future challenges and to identify true success potential.

According to the professor, what is the consequence of not rethinking assessment approaches?

What does the professor suggest is often not reflected in assessments?