Performance Rubric

Use of language: Grammar,Word choice, voice-

• Distinguished 100% -94%
--Poised, clear articulation; proper volume; steady rate; enthusiasm; confidence; speaker is comfortable in front of group.

• Proficient 93% -85%
-- Clear articulation but not as polished; slightly uncomfortable; student pronounces most words correctly.

• Basic 84% -75%
-- Audience occasionally has trouble hearing presentation; seems uncomfortable. Student incorrectly pronounces terms.

• Unacceptable 74% and below
--Presenter is obviously anxious and cannot be heard or monotone with little or no expression. Student mumbles, incorrectly pronounces terms.

Eye Contact-
• Distinguished 100% - 94%
--Maintains eye contact with audience throughout the entire presentation. presentation is like a planned conversation.

• Proficient 93% - 85%
-- Student maintains eye contact most of the time.

• Basic 84% - 75%
-- Some eye contact, but not maintained at least half of the time.

• Unacceptable 74% and below
-- No eye contact.


Personal Appearance.
• Distinguished 100% - 94%
-- Full uniform, personal appearance is completely appropriate for the occasion and audience.

Proficient 93% - 85%
• For the most part personal appearance is appropriate for the occasion and the audience.

• Basic 84% - 75%
-- Personal appearance is somewhat inappropriate for the occasion and audience.

• Unacceptable 74% and below.
-- Personal appearance is inappropriate for the occasion and audience.

Audience Response.
• Distinguished 100% - 94%
-- Involved the audience in the presentation; held the audience's attention throughout.

• Proficient 94% - 85%
-- Presented facts with some interesting "Twists" held the audiences attention most of the time.

• Basic 85% - 75%
-- Some related facts that went off topic and lost the audience.

• Unacceptable 75% and below.
-- Incoherent; audience lost interest.

Length of presentation.

• Distinguished 100% - 75%
-- Within minutes of alloted time.

• Unacceptable
-- Too long or too short or more minutes above or below the allotted time.