Enhancing medical assessment strategies: a comparative study between structured, traditional and hybrid viva-voce assessment [PDF]
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 +7 more
doaj +5 more sources
Theresa O. Donovan, Annemarie Devine
doaj +4 more sources
Background: Viva voce examination is an integral part of our assessment system. The traditional viva examination can be unstructured one. It is, therefore, essential to explore new assessment methods, which are objective, reliable, and valid.
Sunita B Chhaiya +4 more
doaj +2 more sources
Traditional versus Structural Viva Voce, a Better Tool of Oral Assessment in Biochemistry: An Educational Interventional Study [PDF]
Background & Aims: An oral examination is an essential tool of assessment of depth of knowledge and the communication skill of medical students. There are many shortcomings like examiner bias, improper time distribution, gender bias, and many more ...
Preeti Gupta
doaj +2 more sources
Online viva voce as a formative assessment method in forensic medicine during COVID-19 pandemic [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Conducting online classes and assessment during the COVID-19 pandemic is not without challenges. The world of medical education is adapting online training and assessment because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.
G N Pramod Kumar +3 more
doaj +2 more sources
Developing and Implementing Structured Viva Voce Examination as a Valid and Reliable Assessment Tool in Biochemistry for First Year BDS Students [PDF]
Introduction: Traditional viva voce lacks objectivity, reliability and validity. Structured viva voce on the other hand has all these qualities. If introduced from the beginning of the course, it will impart an educational impact to the students. Aim: To
Sufia Naseem +2 more
doaj +2 more sources
Introducing structured viva voce examination in medical undergraduate pharmacology: A pilot study.
Viva voce examination is an important tool of evaluation in medical examinations marred by high subjectivity. Gross subjectivity in viva voce assessment can be reduced by structuring it.The marks obtained in theory and viva voce (traditional viva voce examination [TVVE]) of I sessional, II MBBS students were compared and a huge disparity was identified.
Dhasmana DC +6 more
europepmc +4 more sources
Comparative study of viva voce on formalin embalmed cadaver and virtual cadaver using objective structured viva voce as an assessment tool in formative assessment of first MBBS students [PDF]
Background: Many anatomic shortcomings of real cadaver are solved by virtual cadavers. Objective structured viva voce is a newer concept that is a systematic, preplanned, organized, effective, and efficient approach for proper assessment of ...
Darshna Fulmali , Gaurav Mishra
doaj +1 more source
A comparative study of objectively structured and traditional viva voce for second-year MBBS students [PDF]
Background: The traditional viva voce (TVV) has been criticised for its subjectivity and susceptibility to academic and non-academic biases related to both teachers and students.
Meenakshi Sharma +2 more
doaj +2 more sources
Oral examinations are used as a mode of assessment of medical students. Traditional Viva voce has been used for examining student’s knowledge, basic concepts, comprehension level and also communication power in ‘question and answer’ format. The viva process can be standardized by the use of structured questions, structured mark sheet and pre-decided ...
Gargi Dangre-Mudey +3 more
exaly +4 more sources

