ASSESSEMENT OF THESIS PRESENTATION

Thesis Title: _____________________________________________________________________________________

Student: _________________________________________________________________________________________

1. Content (20%) Opening

Clarity of Arguments
Conclusion
Gain group's attention
Opening used to establish rapport
Introduction makes apparent how the topic is to be
approached.

2. Evidence (15%) Arguments supported by interesting/relevant text examples.

Relevant literature referred to in presentation.
Critical and analytic approach.
Individual interpretation of the literature offered.

3. Presentation Awareness of body language demonstrated.

(40%) Presentation audible & presenter clearly seen by everyone.
Effective use made of pauses and silences.
Intonation varied.
Organisation of material clear.
Presentation interesting.
Verbally fluent.
Use is made of audio visual aids/handouts if appropriate.
Clear evidence of adequate preparation.
Keeps within time constraints.

4. Discussion Allows adequate time for discussion.

Skills (25%) Listens carefully to questions.
Responds clearly to questions.
Effective in engaging others in discussion.
Adequately manages individuals in group and group as a
whole.

Total:

Comments: ______________________________________________________________________________
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Instruction to Use: Give maximum points for individual parts as follows:

Content: 20, Evidence 15, Presentation: 40, Discussion Skills: 25
 Rubric for Presentation

Poor Fair Good Excellent

Content Poor Fair Good Excellent
Students do not Students is Students used Students demonstrate
have grasp of uncomfortable with scientific full knowledge (more
information; information; scientific approaches to than required) by using
student have not approaches to Research Research scientific approaches to
used scientific Methodology and Methodology Research Methodology
approaches to Literature review used and Literature and Literature review
Research but not sufficient logic review and and Correct Numerical,
Methodology and and information elaboration Critical and Analytical
Literature review. provided. provided. skills.
Evidence Poor Fair Good Excellent
Arguments do Some arguments come Citations and Arguments supported
not come from from literature. references by interesting/relevant
literature. Citations and provided, but text examples.
No citations and references provided, from scholarly Relevant literature
references but not from scholarly sources but have referred to in
provided sources and not not cited presentation from
properly cited. properly scholarly sources and
following References following
Harvard Harvard Referencing
Referencing and and APA.
APA.
Presentation Poor Fair Good Excellent
Audience cannot Audience has difficulty Students present Student presents
understand following presentation information in information in logical,
presentation because students logical sequence interesting sequence
because there is jumps around. Student which audience which audience can
no sequence of occasionally uses can follow. follow. Student’s
information. graphics that rarely Student’s graphics explain and
Students uses support text and graphics relate reinforce screen text and
superfluous presentation. to text and presentation
graphics or no presentation.
graphics
Discussion Poor Fair Good Excellent
Skills Students barely Students make some Students Students respond
respond to effort to respond to respond to all accurately to all
questions asked questions asked questions asked questions asked and
even if their demonstrate mastery of
response not subject material in their
accurate responses.