Oral Presentation of
Definition Mini-Research Project
Evaluation Rubric

Aspects to be Evaluated

Levels 4 & 3
What Strengths Look Like

Levels 3
What’s OK

Levels 2 & 1
What Weaknesses Look Like

On Time 

.  Everything complete. Ready to go.

• Work not ready.

Content 

• Presentation was  well organized, clear & easy to follow.

• Sites that were chosen were easy to understand - at appropriate age level.

• Sites related directly to topic.

• Excellent, extensive information.

• Spoke well in own words.

• Used extensive technical/ subject related vocabulary.

• Made it clear what presentation was about at beginning.

• Information easy to understand.

• Good information.

• Used some technical/subject related vocabulary.

• Started into presentation without introduction.

• Presentation difficult to follow/ unclear.

• Too little information.

• Used little or no technical/subject related vocabulary.

• Showed little understanding of topic when answering questions.

Hyperlinks & Visual Aids 

• Had several examples to show what each concept meant.

• Used photographic images as well as diagrams, maps, video clips.

• Pointed out important things in images to direct audience viewing.

• Showed examples of what a topic was not about (Frayer model of definitions)

• Visual Aids in web sites chosen were not easy to see.

• Only used photographic images.

• only showed one hyperlink per item.

• Web sites were shown with no explanation as to significance or why they was chosen for this topic.

• When showing pictures or web sites, just stated “This is, this is..” with no explanation.

Presentation Technique

• Looked enthusiastic, interested.

• Made eye contact with audience.

• Spoke fluently

• Spoke well, using own words, descriptive language.

• Clearly understood how to present information - familiar with topic, well prepared, practiced.

• Easy to hear.

• Eyes up occasionally.

• Appeared calm.

• Talked to the audience (not ‘recited to’)

• Referred frequently to writing to confirm information.

• Back turned to the audience while explaining Visual Aid

• Little eye contact.

• Hard to hear.

• Nervous gestures.

• Read information rather than speaking.

• Did not speak in own words – sounded memorized from a script.

• Links not properly connected.