Oral Presentation Rubric : Curriculum Leadership - Tom Johnson, Dean, and Judy

12 9 6
Subject matter was all applicable,
introduced with intent and followed a
sequential order the viewer understood.
The content demonstrated a full
Content understanding of the topic as an original
abstraction. Student used vocabulary
appropriate for the audience and extended
audience vocabulary by defining words
that might be new to most of the audience.
Subject matter was applicable, but certain items
would fit more appropriately or could have been
omitted. The introduction was somewhat clear, but
the sequence that followed could have been
reordered. The content demonstrated a good
understanding of the topic as a copy compare. The
student used vocabulary appropriate for the
audience and included 1-2 words that might be new
to most of the audience, but did not define them.
1
Subject matter was somewhat applicable, but
many items could have been added or omitted.
The introduction was unclear and the sequence
should have been reordered to make sense. The
content demonstrates a good understanding of
parts of the topic through paraphrasing. Student
used vocabulary appropriate for the audience, but
did not include any vocabulary that might be
new to the audience.
Subject matter was not applicable.
There was no introduction. There was
no flow or order. The student does not
seem to understand the topic very well as
much was copy/pasted. The student
used several (5 or more) words or
phrases that were not understood by
the audience.

12
Pitch was often used to convey emotions
Presentation appropriately and the volume was loud
enough to be heard by all audience
members throughout the presentation.
Presentation was 12-15 minutes in length
6 4
Use of Handouts, Audio/Visual, Fullscap
Supplimentary or the Chalkboard was completely
Materials appropriate and aided with
understanding of the presentation
9 6
Pitch was often used but the emotion it conveyed
sometimes did not fit the content. The volume was
loud enough to be heard by all audience members at
least 90% of the time. Presentation was 16-17 or 9-
11 minutes in length
Use of Handouts, Audio/Visual, Fullscap or the
Chalkboard was somewhat appropriate, but could
have been edited to aid for better understanding of
the presentation
Pitch was rarely used OR the emotion it conveyed
often did not fit the content. The volume was
loud enough to be heard by all audience members
at least 80% of the time. Presentation was 18-20 or
6-8 minutes in length
2 1
Use of Handouts, Audio/Visual, Fullscap or the
Chalkboard was often inappropriate and off-topic.
The material needed much editing and thought
process to help with the understanding of the
presentation
1
Pitch was not used to convey emotion.
The volume was often too soft to be
heard by all audience members.
Presentation was over 21 minutes or
under 6 minutes in length
Use of Handouts, Audio/Visual, Fullscap
or the Chalkboard was not present.