Nursing, Self-Management

Presentation Rubric

Criteria Excellent Satisfactory Needs Improvement

Topic/Content

 Meets all criteria given for the assignment.

 Adds insight to the subject not provided in lectures, readings, or class discussions.

 Able to present topic accurately and completely while synthesizing knowledge and

relating to material not covered in the course.

 Includes relevant speaker notes for each slide.

(19-20 points)

 Meets most criteria given for the assignment.

 Does not add much new insight into the subject, can communicate knowledge from

class clearly to other.

 Mostly accurate and complete – there are some unclear components.

 Some slides are missing speaker notes.

(17-18 points)

 Does not meet the criteria given for the assignment.

 Is vague and incomplete – components are missing, inaccurate or unclear.

 Most slides are missing speaker notes.

(0-16 points)

Format  Prescribed number of slides in presentation.

 Includes a title slide, summary slide and reference slide.

 Each slide has appropriate amount of text (7x7 rule: 7 lines, 7 words per line).

 Background does not detract from text or other graphics.

 Choice of font format enhances readability.

 Uses professional graphics to add value to the presentation.

(14-15 points)

 Number of slides in presentation is less than prescribed, by 1-2 slides.

 One of the following may be missing: title slide, summary slide, reference slide.

 Most slides have the appropriate amount of text (follow the 7x7 rule).

 Background may detract from text or other graphics.

 Some font formats may detract from readability.

 Uses professional graphics but they may not always add value to the presentation.

(12-13 points)

 Number of slides in presentation is significantly less than prescribed, by ≥ 3

slides.

 More than one of the following is missing: title slide, summary slide, reference slide.

 Many slides have too little or too much text.

 Background detracts from text and/or graphics.

 Font format varies from slide to slide or choice of font format detracts from

readability.

 Graphics are not professional and/or they do not add value to the presentation.

(0-11 points)

Mechanics

 Spelling

 Grammar

 Presentation is well organized and logical, easy to follow.

 0-1 spelling or grammatical errors.

(4-5 points)

 Presentation is generally well organized and is mostly easy to follow.

 2-3 spelling or grammatical errors.

(2-3 points)

 Presentation is poorly organized and difficult to read; does not flow logically.

 Three or more spelling or grammatical errors making understanding difficult.

(0-1 points)

APA  No APA errors.

 Scholarly references used from a wide range of sources and are ≤ five years old.

(10 points)

 Only a few (≤ 5) APA errors.

 Scholarly references mostly from course material and most are ≤ five years old.

(8-9 points)

 Several (≥ 5) APA errors.

 Some or all references not cited.

(0-7 points)