STUDENT SEMINAR EVALUATION RUBRIC

Student Presenter: __________________

Grading Scale :
Evaluator: __________________
D C B A
Date_____ 15 34-16 35-47 48-60

Evaluate the student’s research presentation employing the following range-scored criteria (best is on right)
Inadequate Average Admirable Outstanding
Knowledge and 1 2 3 4 Score
Content
Organization of Hard to follow; sequence Most of information Information presented in Information presented as
presentation of information jumpy presented in sequence logical sequence; easy to interesting story in logical,
follow easy to follow sequence

Background Material not clearly Material sufficient for Material sufficient for Material sufficient for clear
content related to topic OR clear understanding clear understanding AND understanding AND
background dominated but not clearly effectively presented exceptionally presented
seminar presented
Methods Methods too brief or Sufficient for Sufficient for Sufficient for
insufficient for adequate understanding but not understanding AND understanding AND
understanding OR too clearly presented effectively presented exceptionally presented
detailed
Results Some figures hard to Majority of figures clear Most figures clear All figures clear
(figures, read
graphs, tables, Some in inappropriate Majority appropriately Most appropriately All appropriately formatted
etc.) format formatted formatted
Some explanations Reasonably explained Well explained Exceptionally explained
lacking
Contribution of Significance not Significance mentioned Significance explained Significance exceptionally
work mentioned or just hinted well explained

Knowledge of Does not have grasp of At ease with At ease; answered all Demonstrated full
subject information; answered information; answered questions but failed to knowledge; answered all
only rudimentary most questions elaborate questions with elaboration
questions
Presentation
Skills
Graphics (use Uses graphics that rarely Uses graphics that Uses graphics that Uses graphics that explain
of Powerpoint) support text and relate to text and explain text and and reinforce text and
presentation presentation presentation presentation
 Inadequate Average Admirable Outstanding

1 2 3 4 Score

Mechanics Presentation has more Presentation has no Presentation has no Presentation has no
than 10 misspellings more than 5 more than 2 misspellings misspellings or
and/or grammatical misspellings and/or and/or grammatical grammatical errors
errors grammatical errors errors
Eye Contact Reads most slides; no or Refers to slides to make Refers to slides to make Refers to slides to make
just occasional eye points; occasional eye points; eye contact points; engaged with
contact contact majority of time audience
Elocution -not Mumbles and/or Incorrectly pronounces Incorrectly pronounces Correct, precise
ability to speak Incorrectly pronounces some terms few terms pronunciation of all
English language some terms terms
Voice is low; difficult to Voice fluctuates from Voice is clear with few Voice is clear and
hear low to clear; difficult to fluctuations; audience steady; audience can
hear at times can hear well most of hear well at all times
the time
Length and Pace Short; less than 30 min Short 40 min OR long Adequate 40-45 min Appropriate (45-50 min)
>50
Rushed OR dragging Rushed OR dragging in Most of the seminar well Well-paced throughout
throughout parts paced

Total Score