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Rubric for Modern Human Evolution Presentations 
Oral presentation on primary literature
Rubric Code: RCB98A
By tmivy1
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Subject: Biology  
Type: Presentation  
Grade Levels: Undergraduate

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  Expert

4 pts

Practitioner

3 pts

Apprentice

2 pts

Novice

1 pts

Background

Expert

Uses 2-3 primary literature sources to introduce topic
Practitioner

Uses 1-2 primary literature sources to introduce topic
Apprentice

Uses secondary sources to introduce topic
Novice

Little background give to introduce topic
Introduction

Expert

Clearly, accurately, and thoroughly describes rationale behind paper
Practitioner

Describes rationale behind paper, though may not be clear and thorough
Apprentice

Describes rationale, but may not be clear, accurate or thorough
Novice

Does not describe rationale behind paper
Methods I

Expert

Accurately describes methods of paper, including diagrams to help with audience understanding
Practitioner

Describes methods of paper accurately, but doesn't use visual aids to help with audience understanding
Apprentice

Describes methods, but may be inaccurate
Novice

Does not describe methods in a way that can be followed by audience
Methods II

Expert

Ties methods clearly to the objective of the experiment with a clear and thorough explanation
Practitioner

Ties methods clearly to the objective of the experiment, but explanation may not be clear or thorough
Apprentice

Does not explicitly tie methods to the paper's objective
Novice

Methods do not seem to follow from the paper's objective
Prediction

Expert

Accurately gives prediction(s) of experiment, given experimental design
Practitioner

Gives prediction(s) based on experimental design, but may be somewhat incomplete
Apprentice

Gives prediction(s) based on experimental design but may be incomplete or inaccurate
Novice

Does not give prediction(s) based on experimental design
Results I

Expert

Accurately and thoroughly presents important results from paper, using appropriate graphs, etc.
Practitioner

Presents important results from paper, but may not use appropriate graphs, etc. and/or doesn't thoroughly explain figures.
Apprentice

Misses some important results from paper, and/or doesn't accurately explain figures.
Novice

Does not present important results
Results II

Expert

Accurately evaluates results (including statistics) and successfully compares observed results to prediction(s)
Practitioner

Evaluates results (including statistics), but may make some errors in evaluation. Compares observed results to prediction(s)
Apprentice

Evaluates results (including statistics), but makes errors in evaluation. Does not compare observed results to prediction(s)
Novice

Does not evaluate results accurately.
Summary

Expert

Summarizes study's objectives, methods, and results concisely and accurately.
Practitioner

Summarizes study's objectives, methods, and results.
Apprentice

Summarizes study's objectives, methods, and results, but may make errors and/or is not clear and concise.
Novice

Does not summarize study's objectives, methods, and results or does so inaccurately
Discussion I

Expert

Clearly and accurately evaluates the paper's primary objective. Puts the study's results in the context of a bigger picture by comparing to 1-2 results from primary literature.
Practitioner

Clearly and accurately evaluates the paper's primary objective. May not successfully put the paper into a broader context.
Apprentice

Attempts to evaluate the paper's primary objective, but may be inaccurate.
Novice

Does not attempt to evaluate the paper's results or put the results into a broader context.
Ability to answer questions

Expert

Answers all audience questions clearly and accurately.
Practitioner

Answers most audience questions clearly and accurately.
Apprentice

Answers some audience questions clearly and accurately.
Novice

Cannot address audience questions.
Discussion leading

Expert

Has varied and interesting questions for discussion. Guides the discussion deftly, encouraging participation from all members of the class.
Practitioner

Has reasonable questions for discussion. Guides the discussion by acknowledging volunteers.
Apprentice

Has questions for discussion, but the questions are not particularly thoughtful. Guides the discussion by acknowledging volunteers.
Novice

Does not have material prepared to lead a discussion.




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