Oral Assessment at Scale
Asking a student to walk you through their thinking has always been the surest way to see what they truly understand. The only thing holding oral assessment back was scale, and that barrier has finally come down. This guide brings together the history, the research, and a practical roadmap for running oral assessment across a full cohort, so every student gets a structured space to show what they know.
- The full case for oral assessment, and why a spoken explanation reveals understanding that written work cannot.
- The research in plain language, with linked studies on learning ownership, employability skills, and equity.
- The four barriers that kept orals out of large cohorts, and how each one has become solvable.
- Three ways to run orals at scale: Oral Practice, Oral Assessment, and Oral Reflection.
- A one-semester roadmap and six templates to take one course from decision to first cycle.
What’s inside?
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