Assessment form for oral presentations
Poor Satisfactory Adequate Good Excellent
1. Content
Content coverage and relevance of 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
ideas to topic
Explanation and support (explanations, 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
examples)
Lexical range and appropriacy/ 4 6 8 10 12 13/14/15 16 17/18/19 20
accuracy
Grammatical range and appropriacy/ 4 6 8 10 12 13/14/15 16 17/18/19 20
accuracy
2. Organisation
Coherence (logical organisation) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Cohesion (cohesive devices) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
3. Delivery
Pronunciation, (sounds, weak forms, 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
stress, intonation etc)
Fluency, flow of ideas 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Total 100
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CRITERION POOR ADEQUATE EXCELLENT
Content content partially covered; content covered; content fully covered;
Coverage most ideas irrelevant; most ideas relevant to topic; all ideas relevant to topic;
Relevance of ideas most points were not most major points were every major point is well
Explanation and support supported adequately supported with supported with several relevant,
Grammatical range limited range of relevant facts, statistics and/or effective and precise explanations
Grammatical accuracy grammar; examples. and/or examples.
Lexical range frequent errors in both adequate range of grammar; wide range of grammar;
Lexical appropriacy/register simple and complex complex structures may contain errors are rare;
structures; errors; a wide range of vocabulary is
a poor range of an adequate range of vocabulary used;
vocabulary is used; is used; appropriate word choice;
frequent inappropriacy in some inappropriacy in word register is consistent throughout.
word choice; choice;
frequent inconsistencies some inconsistencies in register.
in register.
Organisation absence of structure; unbalanced presentation (e.g. stages of presentation clear; clear
Coherence (logical overall aspect rambling. introduction too long); signposting;
organisation: introduction/ lack of specific development of presentation consistently coherent;
body - emphasizing key connectors; mostly unmarked; wide range of cohesive devices
points/ conclusion - cohesive devices just adequate;
summarizing) rambling at times.
Cohesion (cohesive
devices)
Delivery pronunciation hinders pronunciation helps most meaning pronunciation helps meaning to be
Pronunciation, (sounds, meaning to be conveyed; to be conveyed; conveyed effectively (week sounds,
weak forms, stress, serious difficulties in maintains flow with some contractions, stress and intonation
intonation etc) maintaining flow (frequent difficulty (hesitations due to used to convey meaning);
Fluency, flow of ideas hesitations). language search). flow maintained throughout the
presentation (without hesitations
caused by language search)
