Presentation Assessment: Marking Rubric
Course: LAS206
Student Name:
Criteria % Excellent (87- Very good Good (70 - Pass (60- Fail (0-59)
100) (80 -86) 80) 70)
Disciplinar 35 • Student • Mostly • Generally • Only • Mostly
yKnowled demonstrates accurate. accurate and accurate inaccurat
ge full knowledge Includes includes most in a few e and
(more than almost all the of the areas and incomplet
required). information material missing e lacking
• Answered all needed to needed to more than many key
questions with gain a sound gain an two key elements
explanation understandin understandin elements and
and g of the topic. g of the topic. central to ideas.
elaborations. • Student • Able to the topic. • Poorly
answered all answer only • Mostly did researche
the basic not d with
questions, questions. answer many
but did not questions knowledg
elaborate. asked. e gaps.
• Student
cannot
answer
questions
about the
topic.
Analysis & 30 • Clear and • Most • Examples are • Mostly • Lack of
Evaluatio accurate examples generally weak connectio
n demonstration provided are connected to analysis, n of
of the directly main topic and lack ideas.
connection relevant to chosen. of proper • Examples
between the the analysis • Surface level support. missing.
philosophical provided. observations. • More than • No logical
text and case • Some • Some key 3 key transition
study/exampl analysis is evaluations evaluatio s or idea
e chosen. based on missing. ns coherenc
• Logical surface-level • Ideas are missing. y.
connection of observations vague. • Transition
ideas. and mostly between
• Ideas are delves into ideas/exa
supported by complexities mples are
evidence. of the main incoheren
• Attention to topic/theme t.
detail. chosen.
Originality 10 • Brings a high • Bring a good • Bring some • Little • Completel
level of amount of amount of originality y
originality and originality originality or unoriginal
an innovative and a fresh and creativity and
perspective in perspective perspective in their uncreativ
answering the to the field. to the perspecti e in their
question/choic • Engages with question ve. approach
e of topic & thought explored. • Deals to the
analysis. provoking • Considers slightly idea/ques
• Engages issues and problems. with tion at
impressively considers • Common problems hand.
with thought some interpretation and • Does not
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Criteria % Excellent (87- Very good Good (70 - Pass (60- Fail (0-59)
100) (80 -86) 80) 70)
provoking problems. s. thought- consider
issues and provoking problems
nicely ideas. or
anticipates provoke
limitations/ much
future thought.
problems.
Organizati 10 • Excellent • Good • Adequate • Demonstr • Ideas are
on organization organizationa organization ates organised
which l skills. Some of ideas. serious/po randomly.
includes a ideas could More than 3 or • No effort.
clear thesis, have been re- ideas/elemen organisati
clear intent, organized ts could have onal skills.
follows better for been re-
subtopics as idea organized
presented, coherency/be differently for
clear topic tter better
sentences and explanation. coherency.
transitions
when
appropriate.
Clarity 5 • Clear purpose, • Has some • Attempt to • Poor • Purpose
and main success define main outlining and main
issue is identifying topic tackled, of main topic not
specifically main topic, and purpose. topic/issu clearly
outlined. and defining • Language e. defined.
• Language purpose. used is clear • The • Poor
used is clear • Language in general. language language
and carefully used is used is skills.
worded. mostly clear. sometime • The use
s clear. of slang,
inaccurat
e
vocabular
y,
grammar
mistakes
that
obstruct
meaning.
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Criteria % Excellent (87- Very good Good (70 - Pass (60- Fail (0-59)
100) (80 -86) 80) 70)
PowerPoin 5 • Excellent use • Very good • Adequate use • Mediocre • Substand
t Slides + of slides to use of slides. of slides to use of ard use of
Submissio convey their • Great use of convey their slides to digital
n message. color, font, message. convey media to
• Color, font, graphics, or • Decent use of their convey
graphics, or effects. color, font, message. their
effects • Clear graphics, or • Unimpres message.
enhance the presentation effects. sive use • Clueless
project. style. • Layout is of color, use of
• Extremely • Adherence to appropriate font, color,
clear and some of the for topic. graphics, font,
understandabl structure of • Presentation or effects, graphics,
e presentation slides style is but not or effects.
style. outlined in mostly clear. terrible. • Presentati
• Use of visual the • Presentati on style is
aids such as presentation on style is poor, and
images, film guide. not very interferes
clips, etc. clear but with
• Adherence to the main ability to
the structure message follow/un
of slides still derstand
outlined in the comes the
presentation across. message.
guide. • No
submissio
n of
slides, or
late
submissio
n.
Nonverbal 5 • Maintaining • Frequently • Reads most • Reads • Student
Communi eye contact reading from of the most of reads all
cation with audience. notes. slides/notes. the the
• Seldom • Voice is clear. • Voice is low slides/not slides/not
returning to • Quick sometimes. es. es.
notes. recovery • Voice is • Volume is
• Voice is clear. from minor low. too low,
mistake. and
monotone
.
