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Author : Stephen Dobson
Release : 2017-08-24
Genre : Education
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 16X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Assessing the Viva in Higher Education by : Stephen Dobson
Download or read book Assessing the Viva in Higher Education written by Stephen Dobson. This book was released on 2017-08-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book makes the case for a revival in interest in the viva. As an oral assessment of a treatise or dissertation or of a student’s performance in art or dance the viva has a long history dating back to the time of the Greeks. It can be found today in the form of professional, vocational and academic vivas, where a judgment of oral performance is required to gain entry into a profession or community of scholars. In a time when there are scandals about students selling essays to other students, the viva provides a fertile ground for probing the student to see whether they are in fact the authors of the work being assessed and know its content and how to think cognitively or otherwise. Given that we actually know so little about the viva, the book theorises the viva based on a unique sample of vivas that have been filmed or in which the author himself has been participant, and discusses why its format is so different in Anglo-Saxon languages and Latin and other languages. The book offers educational policy-makers and examiners a trade-off between arguments in support of the viva and the demand for other, ever more cost-effective forms of assessment as the numbers of both undergraduate and postgraduate students threaten to increase. It also argues that with demand in the labour market for qualified graduates who are better equipped with transferable skills, such as the ability to communicate complex ideas verbally in a competent, well-argued fashion and not merely through the use of rhetoric, what appear to be cost-effective forms of assessment in the short run (e.g. written exams with standardised questions or multiple choice) may actually in the long run be of less value if we are investing in a future workforce with so-called 21st century communication skills. If the viva were abandoned, the student would be robbed of the opportunity to stage a defence.
Author : Peter Smith
Release : 2014-10-02
Genre : Education
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 77X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The PhD Viva by : Peter Smith
Download or read book The PhD Viva written by Peter Smith. This book was released on 2014-10-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This indispensable book helps PhD candidates to understand the viva process and to prepare and present their work in the best possible manner. With concrete guidance, examples and activities throughout, it covers everything from the constitution of the PhD viva panel and how to prepare as the event draws closer to typical questions and how to answer them. Chapters are enriched with authentic case studies and insights from successful PhD graduates. This text is suitable for PhD and other doctoral degree students across all disciplines, and helpful to supervisors and examiners.
Author : Stacey Bedwell
Release : 2022-09-15
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 723/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis How to Excel in Your Doctoral Viva by : Stacey Bedwell
Download or read book How to Excel in Your Doctoral Viva written by Stacey Bedwell. This book was released on 2022-09-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to excel in your doctoral viva offers an accessible guide to approaching and preparing for a PhD viva examination. The book explains what the viva is, how the process works, and what the purpose of the viva is. It guides the reader through the course of preparing for their viva examination, with chapters focusing on organisation to dealing with viva concerns. Contributions from over 25 academics ranging from critical care to theology provide a unique insight into the experiences of PhD candidates and examiners, and make this book an invaluable resource for students completing PhDs across the sciences.
Author : Romeo García
Release : 2019-10-13
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 259/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Viva Nuestro Caucus by : Romeo García
Download or read book Viva Nuestro Caucus written by Romeo García. This book was released on 2019-10-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Viva Nuestro Caucus celebrates the history of the Latinx Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English and of the College Composition and Communication Conference since its inception in 1968 as the Chicano Teachers of English. The Caucus emerged because of a lack of representation and support and today maintains its vision and agenda of advocating for Latino peoples. The impetus for Viva Nuestro Caucus began both from a lack of recognition amongst NCTE and CCCC and an acknowledgment that no written history exists of the Caucus. Its editors provide a partial history of the agendas, activities, and achievements of the Caucus from its formation to the present, set against the backdrop of changing times. It includes interviews with founding and current Caucus members, an annotated Caucus archive, and a working bibliography of publications by Caucus members.
