Assessing the Mock Viva: The Experiences of British Doctoral Students

Autor/inn/en	Hartley, James; Fox, Claire
Titel	Assessing the Mock Viva: The Experiences of British Doctoral Students
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 29 (2004) 6, S.727-738 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Doctoral Programs; Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Doctoral Dissertations; Graduate Students; Postdoctoral Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Doktorandenprogramm; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Doctoral dissertation; Doctoral thesis; Doctoral theses; Dissertationsschrift; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin
Abstract	Many postgraduate students in Britain experience a 'mock' viva some time before their 'real' one, but little has been published on this aspect of gaining a Ph.D. or professional doctorate. In this study questionnaire data on the experiences and feelings of 29 UK postgraduate students concerning their mock vivas are summarized. The results suggest that there are considerable disparities in procedures within and across institutions, and that students are frequently asked different questions in the mock and the real viva. Nonetheless, these mock vivas were judged to be helpful by 26 (90%) of the students concerned. The implications of these findings for institutions, departments and doctoral students are discussed. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10