How technology impacts students grades

Final
Presentation
Assignment
and
Rubric
 
 Your
final
presentation
is
an
opportunity
for
you
to
share
your
research
paper
with
 your
classmates.

Your
presentation
must
include:
 
 ‐
an
overview
of
your
topic
 ‐
your
arguments
and/or
findings
 ‐
your
conclusions
about
the
topic.

 
 Your
presentation
should
be
professional
and
organized.

You
must
create
a
 PowerPoint
presentation
to
support
your
talk,
using
best
practices
for
presenting
 with
PowerPoint.

You
will
have
5
minutes
for
your
presentation
(you
will
be
timed
 and
cut
off,
so
practice
ahead
of
time).
 
 
 
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NEXT
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FOR
GRADING
RUBRIC
 
 


Criteria Excellent
(5) Adequate
(3) Inadequate
(1) Total Volume,
Speaks
 Clearly,
Posture
 &
Eye
Contact

Volume
is
loud
 enough
to
be
heard
by
 all
audience
members
 throughout
the
 presentation.
 
 Speaks
clearly
and
 distinctly
all
the
time,
 and
mispronounces
 no
words.
 
 Stands
up
straight,
 looks
relaxed
and
 confident.
Establishes
 eye
contact
with
 everyone
in
the
room
 during
the
 presentation.

Volume
is
loud
 enough
to
be
 heard
by
all
 audience
 members
at
least
 half
the
time.
 
 Speaks
clearly
and
 distinctly
most
of
 the
time,
and
 mispronounces
1‐ 3
words.
 
 Stands
up
straight
 and
establishes
 eye
contact
with
 most
everyone
in
 the
room
during
 the
presentation.

Volume
is
loud
 enough
to
be
heard
 by
all
audience
 members
less
than
 half
the
time.
 
 Does
not
speak
 clearly
and
 distinctly,
and
 mispronounces
 more
than
3
words.
 
 Does
not
stand
up
 straight
and
 establish
eye
 contact
with
most
 everyone
in
the
 room
during
the
 presentation.

Content
 Shows
a
full
 understanding
of
the
 topic.

Displays
 critical,
original
 thinking.



Shows
a
good
 understanding
of
 the
topic.

 Displays
some
 critical,
original
 thinking.



Does
not
seem
to
 understand
the
 topic
very
well.

 Does
not
display
 critical,
original
 thinking.


Criteria Excellent
(3) Adequate
(2) Inadequate
(1) Effective
use
of
 PowerPoint

Background
does
not
 detract
from
text
or
 other
graphics.
Choice
 of
background
is
 consistent
from
card
 to
card
and
is
 appropriate
for
the
 topic.
Animations,
 Graphics,
and
Font
 formats
(e.g.,
color,
 bold,
italic)
have
been
 carefully
planned
to
 enhance
readability
 and
content.


Background
does
 not
detract
from
 text
or
other
 graphics.
Choice
 of
background
is
 not
consistent
 from
card
to
card.
 Animations,
 Graphics,
and
 Font
formats
have
 been
carefully
 planned
to
 enhance
 readability.

Background
makes
 it
difficult
to
see
text
 or
competes
with
 other
graphics
on
 the
page.
 Animations,
 Graphics,
and
Font
 formatting
makes
it
 very
difficult
to
read
 the
material.

Completeness Clearly
addresses
 summary,
findings,
 and
reaction


Addresses
 summary,
 findings,
and
 reaction
but
not
 clearly


Does
not
clearly
 address
summary,
 findings,
and
 reaction
 



 
 _____
/
20
points


Criteria Excellent
(2) Inadequate
(0)

Time
 Management


Presentation
is
4‐5
 minutes
long.


Presentation
is
less
 than
4
minutes
or
 more
than
5
 minutes
long.


Criteria Excellent
(1) Inadequate
(0)

APA
Style Source
is
accurately
 cited

Source
is
not
 accurately
cited

Grammar Contains
few
to
no
 grammar
errors

Contains
more
than
 6
errors
in
grammar