Oral assessment resources
Find and share resources on oral assessment, including interactive oral assessments (IOAs), viva-style exams and Honours vivas.
An IOA is a short (about 10-minute) conversation in a discipline-relevant scenario. Students explain and defend their thinking against learning objectives.
Staff and student experiences
-
Play video: Asking students how the IOA felt
Asking students how the IOA felt
-
Play video: What students wish educators knew
What students wish educators knew
-
Play video: What orals reveal that written exams don't
What orals reveal that written exams don't
-
Play video: Running IOAs with experienced educators
Running IOAs with experienced educators
-
Play video: Preparing students and tutors for interactive oral assessments
Preparing students and tutors for interactive oral assessments
-
Play video: Preparing a first time teaching team for IOAs
Preparing a first time teaching team for IOAs
-
Play video: Nervous and negative experience with IOA
Nervous and negative experience with IOA
-
Play video: Keeping marks consistent across a large team
Keeping marks consistent across a large team
-
Play video: Getting to know students through the IOA
Getting to know students through the IOA
-
Play video: Building the IOA into a research capstone
Building the IOA into a research capstone
-
Play video: Assessing communication with a three part rubric
Assessing communication with a three part rubric
-
Play video: Dealing with nerves in interactive orals
Dealing with nerves in interactive orals
Resources and examples
-
Videos
Staff and students share oral assessment practice. The current video collection focuses on IOA.
-
Resources
Guides, rubrics, training slides and other shared materials.
-
Catalogue
Educators using IOA, viva-style exams and hybrid formats, by unit and institution.
Interactive Oral Exchange community
The Interactive Oral Exchange is a community of practice (CoP) hosted by the University of Sydney. Educators from any institution are welcome to share experiences, ask questions and learn from one another.
Sharing
Educators can add an oral assessment to the catalogue or share a resource or example with others.