Marking Rubric
Performance 0 1 2 3 Total
descriptors
Content Student does not Student is Student is at ease Student demonstrates
Knowledge have grasp of uncomfortable with with content, but fails full knowledge with
information; student information and is to elaborate explanations and
cannot answer able to answer only elaborations
questions about rudimentary
subject questions
Organization Audience cannot Audience has Student presents Student presents
understand difficulty following information in logical information in logical,
presentation presentation because sequence which interesting sequence
because there is no student jumps audience can follow which audience can
sequence of around follow
information
Graphics Student uses Student occasionally Student’s graphics Student’s graphics
superfluous uses graphics that relate to text and explain and reinforce
graphics or no rarely support text presentation screen and text
graphics and presentation presentation
Eye contact Student reads slide Student occasionally Student maintains Student maintains eye
material with no uses eye contact, but eye contact most of contact with audience,
eye contact still reads most of the time but seldom returning to
slides frequently returns to notes
notes
Mechanics Presentation has Presentation has Presentation has no Presentation has no
four or more three spelling, more than two spelling, grammatical,
spelling, grammatical, and/or spelling, and/or reference
grammatical, and/or reference mistakes grammatical, and/or mistakes
reference mistakes reference mistakes
Delivery Student mumbles Class has difficulty Student’s voice is Student used a clear
and speaks too hearing clear. Student voice and correct,
quietly for students presentation5. pronounces most precise pronunciation
to hear Student speaks in words clearly. of terms. Student
uneven volume with Student speaks with speaks with fluctuation
little or no inflection satisfactory variation in volume and
of volume and inflection to maintain
inflection audience interest and
emphasize key points
Class Engagement No technique was Techniques used to An interesting Student monitored class
used to engage engage audience approach taken to the and adapted
audience were minimal or topic. Student used presentation
mainly ineffective techniques such as accordingly. An
visual aids, anecdote, interesting or original
surprising facts, approach taken to the
and/or direct class topic. Student used
participation techniques such as
visual aids, anecdote,
humor, surprising facts,
and/or direct class
participation
Total Marks = 21
