Students names and #
Time
Date
Issue
1. 2. 3. 4.
Final Mark
/10
Criteria Fail .5 Pass 1 Credit 1.3 Distinction 1.5 High Distinction 2
Use eye contact and body
movement to involve
audience members –
No attempt to look at
students in the room
Most group members
were able to look up at
some stage and use body
movement or eye contact
to involve the audience.
All group members at some
stage used eye contact and
gestures to get a response
from the audience.
Credible attempt at participation
with all group members using eye
contact and or body
movement/gestures to involve the
audience for 75% of the time.
Elaborate and in depth participation by
the audience attributed to presenters
using eye contact gestures/body
movement which also included facial
expression.
Engage the audience –
Enthusiasm/
Audience
Awareness
Show no interest in
topic presented
Fail to increase
audience
understanding of
knowledge of topic
Show little or mixed
feelings about the topic
being presented
Raise audience
understanding and
knowledge of some points
Show some enthusiastic
feelings about topic
Raise audience understanding
and awareness of most points
Demonstrate strong enthusiasm
about topic during entire
presentation
Significantly increase audience
understanding and knowledge of
topic
Demonstrate a strong positive feeling
about topic during entire presentation.
Evidence of full knowledge of topic.
Convince an audience to recognise the
validity and importance of the subject
Ability to answer question
convincingly – did you
answer the question using
information from the
textbook/lectures
Very little to no
attempt to identify or
access information
that answers the
question from text or
lectures.
Cannot answer
questions about topic
in class.
Superficial attempt to
understanding and
express information that
answers the question
demonstrated.
Uncomfortable
with information and is
able to answer only
rudimentary questions.
Plausible and arguably
realistic attempt to express
information that answers the
question demonstrated.
At ease with expected
answers to all questions,
without elaboration.
Credible and for the most part
superior attempt to express
information that answers the
question demonstrated.
Demonstrates good knowledge by
answering all class questions with
explanations and elaboration.
Elaborate, plausible, superior and
convincing attempt to express
information that convincingly answers
the question demonstrated.
Demonstrates full knowledge by
answering all class questions with
explanations and elaboration.
Appropriate use of Visual
aids–
A basic (2 -4) slide PPT
with errors was the
only visual aid.
A basic (4-6) PPT with few
errors was the only visual
aid.
A basic (4-6) PPT with few
errors was the only visual aid,
however, it
demonstrated knowledge and
mastery of the topic and
maintained interest.
A basic (4-7) PPT with no errors was
the only visual aid, however, it
demonstrated knowledge and
mastery of the topic while some
interest was maintained.
it was obvious there was a thorough
rehearsal and the visual aids where
compelling generating interest and
demonstrated knowledge and mastery
of the topic with interest maintained
through out the presentation.
Clear communication – did
you speak clearly, without
reading
Not speaking clearly
and reading from
notes.
Very little to no attempt to
read and communication is
clear.
Presentation is clearly
articulated no attempt or
need to read.
Credible work where presentation
is professionally assembled.
Elaborate, plausible and convincing in
presentation which is professional.