What's wrong with the traditional viva as a method of assessment in orthodontic education?

Journal of Orthodontics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 128-133

  Cobourne, Martyn T ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Orthodontics; Viva

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL EDUCATION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORTHODONTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EDUCATION, DENTAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; ORTHODONTICS;

EID: 77957270734     PISSN: 14653125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/14653121042993     Document Type: Article

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