Written Report

Band

Quality of Reflection (25%)

Structure (20%)

Support (25%)

Delivery (15%)

Audience Engagement (15%)

90-100%

Ideas fully developed and explained.

Analyses learning experience to provide in-depth insight into how learning occurred and how it transformed previous knowledge.

H

Outstanding organisation of information and ideas displaying exceptional cohesion and coherence.

H

All points within ‘findings’ section supported with evidence from appropriate sources. Flawless use of (both verbal and visual) citations and referencing.

Outstanding AV materials used to support presentation with an exceptional balance between spoken content and visual materials.

H

Clarity of delivery is outstanding: pace, volume & variety in intonation are examples of this. Shows exceptional sense of timing, for example, when using pauses to emphasise key points.

Demonstrates the ability to speak freely, concisely and coherently when questioned well beyond the expected level for this course.

H

Engages fully with the audience throughout: consistent and very effective use of gestures, confident body language, facial expressions and gestures.

Exceptional handling and response to questions.

H

MH

MH

MH

MH

MH

ML

ML

ML

ML

ML

L

L

L

L

L

80-90%

Ideas well developed and explained. Analyses learning experience to provide in-depth insight into how learning occurred and how it transformed previous knowledge.

H

Excellent organisation of information and ideas and a range of cohesive devices to link all points.

H

Almost all points within ‘findings’ section supported with evidence from appropriate sources. Confident, accurate use of (both verbal and visual) citations and referencing.

Excellent AV materials used to support presentation with an effective balance between spoken content and visual materials

H

Clarity of delivery is excellent: pace, volume & variety in intonation are examples of this. Excellent sense of how to deliver key points, using emphasis (timing, change of tone, etc).

H

Engages highly effectively with the audience throughout. Consistent and effective use of gestures. Use of notes/cue cards unobtrusive. Able to respond to questions very well.

H

MH

MH

MH

MH

MH

ML

ML

ML

ML

ML

L

L

L

L

L

70-80%

Ideas mostly developed and explained. Examines learning experience to provide in-depth insight into how learning occurred.

H

Very good organisation of information/ ideas with clear progression and coherence, and very good use and range of cohesive devices to link all points.

H

Most points within ‘findings’ section supported with evidence from appropriate sources. Helpful, mostly accurate use of (both verbal and visual) citations and referencing.

Very effective AV materials used to support presentation with an effective balance between spoken content and visual materials

H

Clarity of delivery is usually excellent: pace, variety in intonation and suitable volume. Highly competent sense of how to deliver key points, using emphasis (timing, change of tone, etc).

H

Engagement with the audience is effective. Calm and confident. Consistent use of gestures to support meaning. Unobtrusive use of notes/cue cards.

Response to questions is full, clear and focussed.

H

MH

MH

MH

MH

MH

ML

ML

ML

ML

ML

L

L

L

L

L

60-70%

Most ideas well developed and explained. Describes learning experience with some insight into how learning occurred.

H

Coherent, if basic, arrangement of information/ideas. There may be occasional redundancy.

Clear use of basic cohesive devices to link points; more sophisticated links may be attempted in places.

H

Some points within ‘findings’ section supported with evidence from appropriate sources. Citations and referencing grasped in principle but contain a few errors.

Good AV materials to support presentation with a reasonable balance between spoken content and visual materials.

H

Clarity of delivery is good or very good. This is demonstrated by appropriate use of volume, pace & variety in intonation. Mostly clear and fluent speech.

H

Engagement with the audience is usually effective. Examples may include calm and confident body language, some use of appropriate gestures to support meaning. Competent use of notes/cue cards.

Response to questions is comfortable, and answers are mainly clear but may require some further prompting or clarification.

H

MH

MH

MH

MH

MH

ML

ML

ML

ML

ML

L

L

L

L

L

50-60%

Some ideas well developed and explained. Describes learning experience with limited insight into how learning occurred.

H

Reasonably coherent and logical structure with occasional lack of clarity. Basic cohesive devices used to link points, if not always consistent/clear.

H

Some points within ‘findings’ section supported with evidence from appropriate or possibly less appropriate sources. Citations and referencing attempted but contain several errors.

Acceptable AV materials to support presentation which may be lacking a balance between spoken content and visual materials (eg. far too much information)

H

The delivery could be improved: pace, expression, volume, or variety in intonation are examples. Speech is largely intelligible.

H

There are attempts to engage with the audience, but these may not be effective. Sometimes makes use of body language/gestures. Speaks quite fluently in parts but may be over reliant on notes, cue cards or A/V text in other parts.

May have minor difficulties responding to questions; some answers may lack clarity.

H

MH

MH

MH

MH

MH

ML

ML

ML

ML

ML

L

L

L

L

L

40-50%

Describes aspects of learning experience basically with no attempt to analyse why successes or challenges occurred.

H

Information/ideas arranged adequately on the whole, but a lack of structural clarity may obscure ideas in parts. Cohesive devices attempted but used sparsely, ineffectively or incorrectly.

H

Only some ideas supported with examples or examples used inappropriately. Citations and references attempted in part but contain several errors and/or are missing in many places.

Basic AV materials used in an attempt to support ideas but a clear imbalance between spoken content and visual materials (eg. far too much information).

H

Clarity of delivery is barely adequate: Volume and pace adequate; intonation may be flat. Speech is intelligible with effort.

H

There are few attempts, if any, to engage with the audience. Body language and gestures are limited and/or unrelated to meaning. Speech is unengaging, usually due to over-reading from script/AV text, or recitation of a memorised script, or insufficient notes.

Responds to questions with difficulty; answers lack relevance and/ or clarity.

H

MH

MH

MH

MH

MH

ML

ML

ML

ML

ML

L

L

L

L

L

30-40%

Little (basic) or no description experience.

H

Little organisation of ideas. Inaccurate/ inappropriate use of cohesive devices consistently. Minimal attempt to link ideas.

H

Most ideas unsupported or done so inappropriately. Citations and references not recognisable as such.

Ineffective AV materials.

H

Clarity of delivery is inadequate. Volume and pace unsuitable. May speak in a monotone. Speech may be unintelligible.

H

No engagement with the audience, showing for example, apparent disengagement from topic. Body language and/or gestures absent or inappropriate. Recites large parts from a script/AV text or from memory.

Unable to understand or respond to questions meaningfully.

H

MH

MH

MH

MH

MH

ML

ML

ML

ML

ML

L

L

L

L

L

20% or lower

No description of learning experience.

H

No organisation of ideas. Lack of cohesive devices No linking of ideas.

H

No attempt to support ideas. Citations and references do not exist.

AV materials not used

H

Incomprehensible. No eye contact or engagement with audience. Entire presentation read from script/ AV or from memory.

H

Presentation entirely unengaging.

H

MH

MH

MH

MH

MH

ML

ML

ML

ML

ML

L

L

L

L

L

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