Online viva voce for supplementary first professional Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (M.B.B.S) exam: challenges and implementation

Ismawi, Hidayatul Radziah and Mat Harun, Noraihan and Mohamed Bakrim, Norbaiyah (2021) Online viva voce for supplementary first professional Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (M.B.B.S) exam: challenges and implementation. In: International Putra Innocreative Carnival in Teaching and Learning 2021, University Putra Malaysia. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed not only teaching and learning but also methods of assessment. Viva voce is an oral examination typically held face to face between examiner and candidate in physical proximity. It is one of the methods of examination utilised by the Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia for candidates sitting for the Supplementary First Professional Exam. Therefore, shifting the viva voce examination online came with a unique set of challenges. This report describes the process of conducting the viva voce online, from planning to implementation, for twenty-six students who recently sat for their Supplementary First Professional Exam. Among the challenges faced included choice of platform, internet accessibility, exam unit competency, examiner training, conduct of the examination and integrity of the examination. The Remote Teaching and Learning Exam Unit, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia had to pre-empt and navigate these challenges as well as solve unexpected situations that arose in order to ensure the viva voce was conducted smoothly and satisfactorily for all parties involved. This online viva voce also serves as a template for future online oral examination by this department should the need arise.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	online assessment, viva voce, remote teaching and learning
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General) R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Basic Medical
Depositing User:	Dr Hidayatul Radziah Ismawi
Date Deposited:	03 Nov 2021 13:45
Last Modified:	03 Nov 2021 13:45
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/93360

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