Score

Assessment Categories

4

(Outstanding)

3

(Good)

2

(Partial)

1

(Deficient)

Content

Clear and strong presentation content

Good presentation content

Presentation content needs improvement

Presentation content is lacking major components

Visuals

Clear and strong visuals

Good visuals

Visuals need improvement

Visuals are lacking major components

Presentation Skills

Clear and confident presentation skill

Good presentation skill

Presentation skill needs practice

Presentation skill is deficient

Organization

Excellent organization

Good organization

Organization needs improvement

Organization is deficient

Handling Questions

Excellent ability to answer questions

Good handling of questions

Some questions handled, others not

Inability to handle questions

Score

Assessment Categories

4 (Outstanding)

3 (Good)

2 (Partial)

1 (Deficient)

Quality of Writing

Excellent, grammatically correct English; very good formatting and referencing

Good, grammatically correct English; good formatting and referencing

Fair, mostly grammatically correct English; somewhat consistent formatting; some referencing

Poor, grammatically flawed English; inconsistent formatting; lack of referencing

Organization

Excellent organization

Good organization

Organization needs improvement

Organization is deficient

Use of Graphs, Figures, Tables, Equations

Easily readable, well labeled, clear, accurate, variables/units defined, items referenced and discussed in text

Readable, labeled, clear, accurate, most variables and units defined, items referenced and discussed in text

Somewhat readable, some labeled, clear, accurate, some variables and units defined, some items referenced and discussed in text

Not readable, not labeled, not clear, not accurate, most variables and units not defined, not referenced and discussed in text

Exceeds Standards, 4

Meets Standards,3

Partially Meets Standards, 2

Does Not Meet Standards,1

Content

• Addresses all of required topics and some additional topics.

• Clearly states objectives.

• Conclusions are strongly supported by the presentation material.

• Addresses all required topics.

• Clearly states objectives

• Conclusions are supported by the presentation material.

• Address most required topics.

• Some objectives are clearly stated.

• Conclusions are somewhat supported by the presentation material.

• Addresses few of the required topics.

• Few of the objectives are clearly stated.

• Conclusions are weakly supported by the presentation material.

Visuals

• The first slide includes the title and all participating co-authors and organizations.

• Text is easily readable.

• Graphs and figures are easily readable and clearly labeled with descriptive captions.

• Slides use consistent fonts and bullet/list styles throughout the presentation.

• The first slide includes the title and all participating co-authors and organizations.

• Text is readable.

• Graphs and figures are mostly readable and clearly labeled.

• Slides use consistent fonts and bullet/list styles throughout the presentation.

• The first slide includes the title and most of the participating co-authors and organizations.

• Text is readable.

• Graphs and figures are mostly readable and labeled.

• Slides mostly use consistent fonts and bullet/list styles throughout the presentation.

• The first slide contains incomplete information about the participating co-authors and organizations

• Text is readable with effort.

• Graphs and figures are not easily readable and labeled.

• Slides do not use consistent fonts and bullet/list styles

Presentation Skills

• Speaker is very well spoken and easily understood

• Excellent eye contact

• Audience is clearly engaged

• Presenter is very poised

• Speaker is well spoken and understandable

• Good eye contact

• Audience is engaged

• Presenter is poised.

• Speaker is somewhat well spoken and understandable.

• Speaker makes adequate eye contact

• Audience is attentive.

• Presenter is mostly poised.

• Speaker is difficult to understand

• Does not make good eye contact

• Audience is not engaged

• Presenter’s idiosyncrasies distract from the presentation

Organization

• Information presented in a logical and interesting sequence that the audience can easily follow.

• Information presented in a logical sequence that the audience can easily follow.

• Information is somewhat presented in a logical sequence that the audience mostly follows.

• Information not presented in a logical sequence; the audience cannot follow presentation.

Handling of Questions

• Clear understanding of questions.

• Answers the questions with coherent complete responses.

• Understands the questions.

• Answers the questions with mostly coherent complete responses.

• Mostly understands the questions.

• Answers the questions with somewhat coherent responses.

• Has difficulty understanding the questions.

• Does not give adequate responses.

Exceeds Standards, 4

Meets Standards, 3

Partially Meets Standards, 2

Does Not Meet Standards, 1

Quality of Writing

• Written in very clear English with very good grammar.

• Very consistent font use and formatting for sections, captions, bullets/lists.

• Table of Contents (if required) is very accurate.

• Prior work is acknowledged by referring to sources for theories, assumptions, quotations, and findings.

• Written in clear English with good grammar.

• Consistent font use and formatting for sections, captions, bullets/lists.

• Table of Contents (if required) is accurate.

• Prior work is acknowledged by referring to sources for theories, assumptions, quotations, and findings.

• Written in mostly clear English with good grammar.

• Somewhat consistent font use and formatting for sections, captions, bullets/lists.

• Table of Contents (if required) is mostly accurate.

• With an occasional oversight, prior work is acknowledged by referring to sources for theories, assumptions, quotations, and findings.

• English is poor and fraught with bad grammar.

• Inconsistent font use and formatting for sections, captions, bullets/lists.

• Table of Contents (if required) is inaccurate and incomplete.

• Little attempt is made to acknowledge the work of others.

Organization

• Excellent organization of ideas and concepts.

• Information is placed appropriately in the main text and the appendix.

• Good organization of ideas and concepts.

• Appendices are used when appropriate.

• Mostly organized ideas and concepts.

• Appendices are used and mostly appropriate.

• Within sections, the order in which ideas are presented is occasionally confusing.

• While appendices are present, material in appendix is not referred to properly in the text.

Use of Graphs, Tables, Figures and

Equations

• Graphs, tables, and figures are easily readable and clearly labeled.

• All equations are clear, accurate, and labeled. All variables are defined and units specified. Discussion regarding the equation development and use has been stated.

• All graphs, tables, figures and equations are referenced and discussed in the text.

• Graphs, tables, and figures are readable and well labeled.

• Equations are clear, accurate, and labeled. Most variables are defined and units specified. With minor exception, discussion regarding the equation development and use has been stated.

• Graphs, tables, figures and equations are referenced and discussed in the text.

• Graphs, tables, and figures are somewhat readable and well labeled.

• Most equations are clear, accurate, and labeled. Most variables are defined and units specified. With minor exception, discussion regarding the equation development and use has been stated.

• Most graphs, tables, figures and equations are referenced and discussed in the text.

• Graphs, tables, and figures are not readable nor are they clearly labeled.

• There may be inaccuracies within the equations. Little or no attempt is made to make it easy for the reader to understand the use of an equation or its derivation.

• Graphs, tables, figures and equations are rarely referenced and discussed in the text.