Using Oral Exams to Assess Communication Skills in Business Courses

Abstract

Business, like many other fields in higher education, continues to rely largely on conventional testing methods for assessing student learning. In the current article, another evaluation approach—the oral exam—is examined as a means for building and evaluating the professional communication and oral dialogue skills needed and utilized by business graduates. Prior studies of oral exams in higher education are reviewed, along with the empirical findings from an exploratory investigation of an oral exam in an undergraduate human resource course. Implications for future research and the use of oral exams in business education are also presented.

Journal
Business and Professional Communication Quarterly
Published
2014-09-01
DOI
10.1177/2329490614537873
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