OBJECTIVE STRUCTURE VIVAVOCE EXAMINATION

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OBJECTIVE STRUCTURE VIVA-VOCE EXAMINATION
DR. P.SAMPATH RAO Principal, H.K.E.
Societys Homoeopathic Medical College
Hospital, Sedam Road, Gulbarga 585 105
Karnataka
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At the end of the session the participants should
be able to

• Identify the abilities that can be tested by an
  Viva-Voce examination

2. Enumerate the Merits Demerits of Viva-Voce
examination
3. Describe the strategies that should be adopted
to improve Viva-Voce examination
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Evaluation is closely linked with the Educational
Objective

• Different methods of Evaluations have their own
  importance.
• Proper selection of Evaluation method is
  necessary to provide vital information about the
  achievement of the Educational Objectives and
  provides feed back for various purposes.

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The abilities that can be tested by an Viva-Voce
examination

• Viva-Voce is a unique method
• to test INTERACTIVE SKILLS which are necessary
  for a person who aspires to be a doctor
• A doctor constantly needs to
• Clarify
• Comfort
• Convince His patience
• So communication/interactive skills are quite
  essential

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• Viva-Voce when Judiciously and appropriately
  combined with and Objective written test leads to
  a sensible Evaluation.

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Viva-Voce Merits
It enables to test interactive skills

• Thinking ability

• Its speed and mode

• Level of understanding

• Power of listening

• Analysis

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• Power of making decisions

• Power of Communication

• Power of convincing others

• Personality and attitude

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We can test all levels of Knowledge in

• Cognitive

• Psychomotor

• Affective Domains

It provides an opportunity to probe in depth
It provides flexibility of examination
It provides quick assessment
It provides an opportunity to defend his statement
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• Medical practice is a life science that deals
  with knowledge, skills attitude needed.
• It very often requires
• Spontaneity
• On the spot decisions
• Adaptability
• EMERGENCIES . CRITICAL CARE . TERMINAL Situations
• Learning in this direction should start from the
  1st BHMS

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Oral examination perhaps is the only tool
available to assess whether our students are
trained adequately well for their unique
responsibilities
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Demerits What are the problems? In CURRENT
VIVA VOCE EXAMINATION (Traditional Approach)
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Is it RELIABLE ?
Uniform in time duration ?
Uniform in Question content ?
Uniform in allotting marks ?
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Is it VALID ?
Cover all domains ?
Cover depth in each skill ?
Satisfy both examinee examiner ?
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Is it OBJECTIVE enough ?

• Are the questions clear ?

• Is the examiner Intimidative ?

• Is there subject/topic bias ?

• Is there a personality bias ?

• Is the examiner open to views of the examinee ?

• Whether minimum courtesy shown ?

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How to improve? The strategies that should be
adopted to improve ( Objective Structured
Approach )
VALIDITY
OBJECTIVITY
RELIABITY
Relevance!!
Can it be pre determined ? Can it
be implemented ?
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• List out the TASKS Skills

• Determine the duration

• Determine the number of questions

• Fix the score for

Cognitive .
Psychomotor .
Affective
domains
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5 Questions

• Memory 2 questions

• Interpretation 1 question

• Analysis 1 question

• Problem solving 1 question

May increase the number to encourage!
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• Ensure the clarity in questions.

• Give reasonable time to respond.

• Dont be judgmental.

• Dont distract the candidate.

• Encourage with probing questions.

• Dont be intimidative.

• Ask subject relevant questions.

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Let the questions be

• Open ended.

• Hypothetical.

• Challenging.

• Contextual.

• Interactive.

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• Let the scoring be
• Consistent
• Fair
• Considerate for partial answers

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Pre-prepared questions cord method
Same questions to all the students
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Let us be

• Trained.

• Conscientious.

• Committed.

Willing to improvise standardise
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THANK YOU