Following the directions / Ignored deadlines, missing pieces, wrong format, improper self/ peer evals, if any.
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / Hit all deadlines, format, all required pieces in correct form.
5
Serving as judge & evaluator / Didn’t serve as judge or evaluator.
1 / 2 / Graded but no (or almost no) comments or primarily unconstructive comments
3 / 4 / Graded with thorough and constructive comments.
5
Presentation / Barely aware of audience, lack of organization, obviously winging it, lack of respect for audience, not understandable, way too short or too long, incomplete.
4 / 8 / Not always focused on audience, mumbling or too quiet, slightly unorganized or unclear, timing off, could have better audience engagement or preparation
12 / 16 / Effective, enthusiastic, proper inflection, clarity, organization, knowledge, engagement of audience, timing, appropriately referenced
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Project: complexity & age appropriate; followed assignment / No thought put into project. Very basic level with basic demonstration. Not age appropriate. Did not follow assignment.
2 / 4 / Development of concept where demonstration is helpful but age appropriate; followed most of assignment
9 / 12 / Highly complex idea or project appropriately distilled to targeted age level; Followed or extended assignment.
15
Project: Perceived Effort / Very little effort put into project. Copied directly from someone else with no changes and little effort to create. Detriment to partners efforts
2 / 4 / Some effort to create project. Mostly based on others ideas but effort into altering or enacting demo. Relying heavily on partner for completion
6 / 8 / Immense effort (either creativity or construction/enactment) necessary to complete.
10
Paper:Context of letter, materials needed, geology, etc / Not in requested form, component pieces missing, requested information missing
1 / 2 / Most components included with much of necessary information, not entirely in requested form.
3 / 4 / All component requested included in proper form, with necessary information
5
Paper: Geology Explanation / None or very basic description.
2 / 4 / General description, could be more thorough or more developed. Not entirely clear how relates to demonstration. Somewhat helpful to teacher.
6 / 8 / Clear & logical connections of geology to project; thorough description of concept demonstrated; helpful to teacher in teaching concept.
10
Paper: References & citation / None provide, although necessary (potential to get zero on whole assignment or class grade b/c of plagiarism).
1 / 2 / Mostly referenced although not directly within paragraph, credit given to educational ideas for the most part; not quite in request style.
3 / 4 / Thoroughly referenced within text; Educational ideas given credit; Appropriate bibliography in APA style.
5
Paper: Form (formatting spelling, grammar, wording, typos etc) / Inconsiderate in form. Difficult to read. Inappropriate formatting.
1 / 2 / Several errors creating distraction. Wording too casual and wordy or too terse. Mostly correct formatting.
3 / 4 / Attractive, well proofread, formal, concise and appropriate wording. Enjoyable to read. Formatting as requested.
5
Project Contribution / Your partner did almost all the work.
4 / 8 / You did some of the work or behaved somewhat irresponsibly or disrespectfully to your partner 12 / 16 / Your project alone or equal effort between partners.
20
* Modified from D. Shull and T. Heaton