oral examination
Defense by speaking
An oral examination is a test conducted through spoken questions and answers rather than written responses.
In academic settings, it typically refers to a formal defense of a thesis or dissertation before a committee: She passed her oral examination and will graduate in May.
Often shortened to oral or orals: I have my orals next week.
- viva voceSpoken academic examination
- doctoralOf advanced academic study
- mock examsSimulated assessments before actual ones
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- Ph.D.Highest university degree
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- medical educationmedical schools, medical school, med schools, med school, med student
- old schoolingrote learning, memorization, recitation, one-room schoolhouse, grammar school
- French Educationlycee, baccalaureate, classes, college, rector
- discoveryfind, finding, discovery, discover, finding out
- academic ceremoniescommencement, convocation, graduation, baccalaureate, matriculation
oral examinationwritten test
Assessment done in writing
written exam · essay exam · blue book exam · take-home exam · multiple-choice test
oral examinationhands-on assessment