5Th Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Plant and Soil Symposium Presentations

Assessment Rubric

5th Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Plant and Soil Symposium Presentations

Presenter:______MS or PhD Department: IPBGG CRSS HORT PATH

Judges: Thank you for your time! Please fill out the rubric below to the best of your ability and double-check to ensure that all categories are scored before turning this form into the moderator. The moderator will keep track of the presentation time limits so that you can focus on content and delivery.

Presentation / Were Criteria Met? Circle appropriate score:
4=Excellent 3=Achieving 2=Needs Development 1=Inadequate
Sufficiently rigorous science / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Clear relevance to a biological question / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Sufficient background information provided / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Language appropriate to a non-specialist audience
(jargon and terminology use) / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Well-formulated hypothesis / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Logical flow of information / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Data adequately interpreted and explained / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Hypothesis was tested by the experimental work / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Future directions clearly presented / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Speaker / Were Criteria met? Circle appropriate score:
4=Excellent 3=Achieving 2=Needs Development 1=Inadequate
Speaker uses a clear, audible voice, with adequate eye contact / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Professionalism (attire, demeanor, etc.) / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Delivery is poised, controlled, and smooth / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Speaker is engaging to audience / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Speaker shows enthusiasm for subject / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Questions adequately answered / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Slides / Were Criteria Met? Circle appropriate score:
4=Excellent 3=Achieving 2=Needs Development 1=Inadequate
Data and photos are well-labeled / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Appropriate amount of information on each slide / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Visual aids are well-prepared, informative, effective / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Adequate time spent on each section of the presentation / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1

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(The moderator will fill in the time below and circle the appropriate score.)

Presentation length: ______minutes ______seconds

10:00 – 12:00 min. = 4 9:00 – 9:59 min. = 3 12:01 min. and greater = 2 8:59 min. and lower = 2

Sum of all points = ______out of 80

Rank = ______out of 8