Examination Based Education – Part of a Solution to the Real World Industrial Workforce Demands?

Widely there is one yet unsolved problem in higher educational examination. Historically, the performance evaluation of students is widely based on final examinations, either at the end of a lecture, lecture series, or finalizing the degree. The temporal snapshot of performance decides on the “objective” performance of the student in this specific context. One question that rises is, if this approach fits in current times. In this paper a concept of examination driven learning and teaching is proposed, meaning, the examination and evaluation is not a snapshot-based one-time event after the educational phase, but part of the latter. The concept is more practical oriented, more alike the everyday situation in the usual working environment, a learning-by-doing approach.