Some students find oral assessment an easier way of demonstrating learning outcomes but it can present difficulties for students with certain impairments. See Oral assessment OU http://www.open.ac.uk/inclusiveteaching/pages/inclusive-teaching/oral-assessments.php. However it is generally accepted that all students will require plenty of practice in the skills of making oral presentations. As a means of providing an alternative approach to assessment there are numerous case studies and projects that provide good practice.

The Space project developed and researched alternative forms of assessment as a way of facilitating a more inclusive approach. The project reported that oral presentations provide the most equitable assessment opportunity with oral examinations and coursework including discussion elements as other valid approaches. http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/pages/view.asp?page=10494

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