The number of online exams where students use their laptops have increased at SMU and NUS. The universities hope that other than eliminate the issue of poor handwriting, such exams can help to improve efficiency and adoption of more creative ways of assessment. SMU Assistant Professor of Psychology (Education) Ivy Lau commented that reading handwritten papers can be quite onerous. SMU indicated that it had about 60 online final exams this year, up from 50 in previous years. According to SMU business student Ling Kai Tsi – who had taken four online exams in the last three years – he found such exams a lot more efficient. "We can get more content out in the given timeframe," said Mr Ling.