CEPD 4101 Educational Psychology

Group Project - Presentation Grading Rubric

Instructions: Please submit a copy of the grading rubric with the membership and group topic information filled out before the group presentation.

Names of the group members (type): Group Topic: CONTENT (15 pts) 1. What is the topic/social issue about? 2. What is the theory mainly about? 3. Is the summary of the topic/social issue and the theory/theories well presented? DESCRIPTION OF THE EDUCATIONAL ISSUE (20 pts) 1. Did you describe the specifics of the class observation/articles under critique?

Class observation: subject(s), grade level(s), number of students, student demographics, length of observation (30-45 min)

Article critique: subject(s), grade level(s), number of articles (4-5), major arguments in the articles

2. What are the major findings?

Class observation: instructor, instruction, students, teacher-student interaction, student-student interaction, class management, assessment, curriculum, etc.

Article critique: compare and contrast the articles, combine article results, synthesize the major arguments of the articles.

RELEVANCE OF THE THEORY TO THE TOPIC/EDUCATIONAL ISSUE (10 pts) 1. Is the relevance of the articles/class observation to the theory well defined? 2. Is the connection between the theory and the subject topic specified? PRACTICAL/PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS (15 pts) 1. What is your argument? 2. What is the supporting evidence of your argument? 3. How does it pertain to educational psychology/instruction? HAND-OUT/HANDS-ON ACTIVITY (10 pts) 1. Is the class included in the learning process? 2. Does the quiz (10 questions) reflect the content covered in the presentation/handout?

CEPD 4101 Educational Psychology

GROUP COLLABORATION (10 pts) 1. Did the members do “fair share” in the group project? 2. Did the members participate in each stage of the project? 3. Were the members attentive of other groups/members presenting? PRESENTATION MECHANICS (20 pts)

Power Point Layout 1. Did the group use sound and text effects VERY sparingly? 2. Do the slides look consistent and well-prepared across sections? 3. Are the slides easy to see (easy to read font, easy to read font color, simplistic-not

too wordy)? 4. All the references are included and listed properly?

Knowledge 1. Did the group show an understanding of the material presented? 2. Was the group familiar with the materials presented? 3. Did the group present in a clear and professional way rather than read the slides?

Presentation Length (15-20 minutes in length) 1. Did the group demonstrate good time management? 2. Did the group encourage questions from /interactions with the audience?

Time: __________________ TOTAL POINTS ________/100