Oral Board Participation

DOE-HDBK-1080-97

walkthroughs, and written examinations, have been completed and properly documented.

This prevents examining a trainee who hasn't completed all the requirements for

qualification.

Oral board panels typically consist of 3 to 5 members. Individual members ask questions

to probe and assess knowledge. To prepare for the board, each board member should

prepare questions (with answers) to be asked during the board. Questions should

represent a cross section of the material contained in the learning objectives. Follow-up

questions (with answers) should also be prepared prior to the board.

NOTE

The guideline of having prepared questions and follow-up

questions should not prevent the board member from

developing and asking probing questions (with answers) during

the conduct of the board. These questions, however, are to be

tied directly to the topic covered by the prepared questions.

The questions and answers may be selected from an examination (test item) bank or

developed based on the learning objectives. The questions that are not taken directly from

the examination bank should be reviewed by the training organization for relevancy to the

learning objectives before the board convenes.

Board members should bring copies of their prepared questions and answers to share with

the other board members. This practice helps prevent grading differences between board

members.

5.3.2

Oral Board Participation

Each facility should include in their oral examination procedure a section that specifies who

can participate in oral boards and who can act as the board chair. This section of the

procedure should also specify the voting process, and should accommodate both the

presence and absence of DOE participants. There should be a separate oral board

membership list for each job position. Persons participating in the board should be at an

equal or greater qualification level than the trainee. A representative of the training