Hi Michael: You're right - whenever you can involve and/or engage the the students, the more likely they're going to remember the information. I don't think we can always avoid the written format however. I think it would to the students disadvantage if they completed a whole class and never had a written-format quiz, test, or assessment. As technology advances, with increasing frequency, instruction will be delivered to some degree by a computer. And naturally, assessments will be in an electronic "written" format. So preparing the student with more than just the topic content and having them be practiced at taking written assessments is probably a more comprehensive approach. Regards, Barry