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Structured viva validity, reliability, and acceptability as an assessment tool in health professions education: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

BMC Medical Education, 2023
Background The viva, or traditional oral examination, is a process where the examiners ask questions and the candidate answers them. While traditional viva has many disadvantages, including subjectivity, low validity, and low reliability, it is ...
Abdelhamid Ibrahim Hassan Abuzied, Wisal Omer Mohamed Nabag   +1 more
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Enhancing medical assessment strategies: a comparative study between structured, traditional and hybrid viva-voce assessment [PDF]

BMC Medical Education
Background Medical students’ skills and knowledge have traditionally been assessed through written and oral examinations (viva-voce). Structured viva-voce is an objective structured method to assess students orally.
Kavita Rasalkar, Sunita Tripathy, Sulekha Sinha, Bikramaditya Mukherjee, Nagamma Takkella, Elvis Vishal Dadel, Monit Sundriyal, Swetanka Prasad   +7 more
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The viva voce innovation and experience at a new medical school in Rwanda [PDF]

BMC Medical Education
Background Traditional preclinical viva voce examinations have faced significant criticism due to inherent biases in their format. We developed a novel format and evaluated students’ views and experiences with it. Methods This study consists of two parts.
Charles Okot Odongo, Samuel Ntaganira, Nicole Kanyana, Jean Paul Ndayizeye, Arlene Nishimwe, Jean Baptiste Niyibizi, Deogratias Ruhangaza, Abebe Moges Muche, Derbew Fikadu Berhe, Patrick Orikiriza, Daniel Seifu, Abebe Bekele   +11 more
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Improving process aspect of oral examination as assessment tool in undergraduate biochemistry by introducing structured oral examination: an observational study in India based on a survey among stakeholders [PDF]

Korean Journal of Medical Education
Purpose The traditional method of oral examination, though a good tool for assessing the depth and breadth of student’s knowledge, has its shortcomings. A variable number of questions with variable difficulty levels by different examiners with different ...
Rinchu Loomba, Nandita Maini Jindal
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Advancing the implementation of evidence-based substance use prevention in Latin America: the Evidencia Viva program registry [PDF]

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Evidence-based program registries (EBPRs) are essential tools in prevention science, providing structured evaluations of intervention effectiveness to guide policymakers and practitioners. While established registries such as Blueprints for Healthy Youth
Zila M. Sanchez, Gregor Burkhart, Elis Viviane Hoffmann, Fernando Salazar, Elena Gervilla   +4 more
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Is Objective Structured Practical Examination a Better Option than Conventional Practical Examination in Assessing Students’ Competency? An Analytical Research [PDF]

Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Background: There was always a need for some innovative assessment method like an objective structured practical examination (OSPE) which is objective, reliable, and valid over conventional practical examinations (CPEs), which lack objectivity and ...
Arup J. Rout, Pallabi Dasgupta, Tushar K. Saha, Daliya Biswas   +3 more
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Virtual Intervention for Vertebral frActures (VIVA): protocol for a feasibility study of a multicentre randomized controlled trial [PDF]

Pilot and Feasibility Studies
Background Vertebral fractures due to osteoporosis cause significant pain and disability. There is guidance available on the management of osteoporotic vertebral fractures, informed by systematic reviews and a consensus process.
Ada Sevinc, Alexandra Papaioannou, Suzanne N. Morin, Jennifer A. Watt, Raheem B. Kherani, Sheila Brien, Larry Funnell, Lehana Thabane, Lauren A. Beaupre, Jenna C. Gibbs, Heather Keller, Caitlin McArthur, Matteo Ponzano, Sonia Singh, Sharon Straus, Jenny Thain, Zachary J. Weston, Timothy H. Wideman, Christopher D. Witiw, Lora Giangregorio   +19 more
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Development of a structured viva voce in radiation therapy education: a clinical and academic collaboration

The Royal College of Radiologists Open, 2023
Theresa O. Donovan, Annemarie Devine
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Exploring Competency-Based Anatomy Education Through Direct Observation with Checklist as Teaching-Learning and Assessment Method: Lessons Learnt Through Student Feedback [PDF]

Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development
INTRODUCTION The National Medical Commission's mandate to standardize medical education through implementing Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) has necessitated the need for robust assessment strategies aligned with desired clinical competencies ...
Jaikumar B Contractor, Sanat Rathod, Praveen Singh   +2 more
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Effectiveness of the Structured and Conventional Methods of Viva Examination in Medical Education: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2022
Introduction: Oral examination (viva voce) is one of the common assessment methods for medical students. Literature shows that Conventional Oral Examination (COE), is a widely adopted method and uses a consolidated scoring system.
K Anbarasi, JV Karunakaran , Latha Ravichandran , B Arthi   +3 more
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