Sample Rubric
Sample Rubric
Sample Rubric
StudentName:Date:
Knowledge/
Understanding
20%
Multiplyscoreby
0.2
Thinking/
Inquiry
30%
Multiplyscoreby
0.3
Communication
20%
Multiplyscoreby
0.2
Useofvisualaids
20%
Multiplyscoreby
0.2
Individualeffort
10%
Multiplyscoreby
0.1
Total:/100
Excellent(100~90)
Competent(89~80)
Needswork(79~0)
Thepresentation
demonstratesadepthof
historicalunderstanding
byusingrelevantand
accuratedetailtosupport
thestudentsthesis.
Researchisthoroughand
goesbeyondwhatwas
presentedinclassorinthe
assignedtexts.
Thepresentationiscentered
aroundathesiswhich
showsahighlydeveloped
awarenessof
historiographicorsocial
issuesandahighlevelof
conceptualability.
Thepresentationuses
knowledgewhichisgenerally
accuratewithonlyminor
inaccuracies,andwhichis
generallyrelevanttothe
studentsthesis.
Researchisadequatebutdoes
notgomuchbeyondwhatwas
presentedinclassorinthe
assignedtext.
Thepresentationshowsan
analyticalstructureanda
centralthesis,buttheanalysis
isnotalwaysfullydeveloped
and/orlinkedtothethesis.
Thepresentationuses
littlerelevantor
accurateinformation,
noteventhatwhichwas
presentedinclassorin
theassignedtexts.
Littleornoresearchis
apparent.
Thepresentationis
imaginativeandeffective
inconveyingideastothe
audience.
Thepresenterresponds
effectivelytoaudience
reactionsandquestions
Thepresentationincludes
appropriateandeasily
understoodvisualaids
whichthepresenterrefers
toandexplainsat
appropriatemomentsin
thepresentation.
Presentationtechniquesused
areeffectiveinconveying
mainideas,butabit
unimaginative.
Somequestionsfromthe
audienceremainunanswered.
Thepresentationfailsto
capturetheinterestof
theaudienceand/oris
confusinginwhatisto
becommunicated.
Thepresentationincludes
appropriatevisualaids,but
thesearetoofew,inaformat
thatmakesthemdifficultto
useorunderstand,and/orthe
presenterdoesnotrefertoor
explaintheminthe
presentation.
Thispersonstayedontask
atalltimesduringwork
timeinclass.Heorshe
contributedafairshareof
theworkloadtothe
presentation.
Thispersonstayedontask
mostofthetimebutshowed
somesignofdistraction.He
orshedidlessthanwhat
othersdidbutstill
contributedtotheworkclose
toothers.
Thepresentationincludes
novisualaidsorvisual
aidsthatare
inappropriate,and/or
toosmallormessytobe
understood.
Thepresentermakesno
mentionoftheminthe
presentation.
Thisindividualwas
distractedalmostallthe
timeduringworktime
andhaslittle
contributiontothe
team.
Thepresentationshows
noanalyticalstructure
andnocentralthesis.