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Outcome 3)
Circle the appropriated boxes in each category. Each student’s Thesis Defense will be scored in five categories: Oral Presentation,
Visual Presentation, Scientific Knowledge, Response to Questions from the General Audience, and Response to Questions from the
Thesis Committee. The committee’s ranking will be based upon a five point scale (5 = Exemplary, 4 = Strong, 3 = Competent, 2 =
Marginal, 1 = Unacceptable). The minimum successful score will be “Competent” or better from a majority of the Committee, with
no score being “Unacceptable”.
Most scientific
Responds adequately Responds adequately to
principals and results Provides some
Visual aids were only to the questions asked; the questions asked;
were adequately evidence to support
adequately designed occasionally responds occasionally responds
communicated; much scientific claims, but
and often were not with unrelated with unrelated
of oral presentation was not always relevant,
able to communicate information. information. Responses
not adequately prepared sufficient, or
the information Responses to questions to questions are overly
or irrelevant; integrated into the
desired; Many of the are overly general and general and
occasional grammatical response. May have
visual aids were disorganized; may disorganized; may have
errors, imprecise some factual,
unnecessary and could have some factual, some factual,
diction or awkward interpretive, or
have been eliminated. interpretive, or interpretive, or
syntax; general conceptual errors.
conceptual errors. conceptual errors.
wordiness.
2 - Marginal