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      <title><![CDATA[Oral exams return in the face of AI advancements]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/cbababb8-1de5-49ea-ba6b-d53f6f313312_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_1054560.jpg" /></p><p>The use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools is becoming increasingly common in both professional and personal settings. According to the 2024 study by<a href="http://empantallados.com/" rel="nofollow">Empantallados.com</a> And according to GDA3, 82% of teenagers use AI for schoolwork, and 91% of families have not established rules for its use. This new reality poses new challenges for the educational community because currently there is no technological tool that can 100% guarantee that <a href="https://es.ara.cat/sociedad/educacion/cinco-herramientas-ia-utilizan-hijos-estudiar_1_4948884.html" >a job done with AI</a>Therefore, teachers must resort to other strategies to assess work. </p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Olga Vallejo]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 25 Nov 2025 09:22:23 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The increasingly widespread use of artificial intelligence is forcing teachers to resort to other strategies to assess student work.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[Catalan oral tests in secondary school: 40% pass marks, but three times as many fails as in Spanish.]]></title>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Diana Silva]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 07 Oct 2025 11:32:50 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[In 6th grade of primary school and 4th grade of secondary school, the proportion of excellent students is 10 points higher in Spanish.]]></subtitle>
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