Special Programme in Science

Task 5 | 3 Minutes of Fame

Instructions

Rubric

Score	4	3	2	1
Content	Thorough grasp (more than needed) of content during the presentations and in Q & A session. Level of difficulty perfectly matched to the audience (i.e. classmates).	Solid presentation of material. Answered all questions adequately but without elaboration. Level of difficulty just manageable for the audience (i.e. classmates).	Acceptable grasp of the content. Rudimentary presentation and answers to questions. Level of difficulty unsuitable; audience (i.e. classmates) struggled to keep up.	Poor grasp of the content, some misinformation. Unable to answer questions accurately. Too complicated for the audience (i.e. classmates); very difficult to follow.
Organization	Information was presented in an interesting logical sequence that is easy for the audience to follow.	Information was presented in a logical sequence that is easy for the audience to follow but a bit dull.	Presentation jumps around a lot. Although possible it is not easy to follow.	Audience cannot follow the presentation because it bears no logical sequence.
Graphics, demonstrations, props, videos, animations etc	The graphics explain and reinforce the rest of the presentation.	Graphics related to the topic of the presentation.	Graphics are too few or not sufficiently related to the topic of the presentation.	Graphics are either not used or are superfluous.
Attention to detail	Slides are numbered. No misspelt words or grammatical errors. Citations provided. Consistent colour scheme and formatting.	Slides are numbered. No more than two misspelt words or grammatical errors. Citations provided.	Slides are numbered. Three misspelt words or grammatical errors. Citations not provided. Consistent colour scheme and formatting.	Slides are not numbered. Four or more misspelt A words or grammatical errors. Citations not provided. No consistent format.
Elocution	Speaks clearly and precisely, loud enough for the audience to hear. Pace slow enough for easy understanding.	Speaks clearly, pronounces most words correctly, loud enough to be easily heard, and slow enough to be easily understood.	Speech not clear; mispronounces many significant terms; speaks too softly or rapidly to be easily understood.	Mumbles mispronounce most essential terms and speaks too softly or quickly to be understood at all.
Eye contact	Good eye contact with the audience. Minimal or no reading of notes.	Eye contact maintained except when consulting notes, which is too often.	Some eye contact, but mostly reading from notes.	No eye contact; reads from notes exclusively.