DV3201 Da Vinci Seminar Series

Project 1 presentation and grading rubric understanding scientific papers Title selected : ____________________________________________________________________________________ Name of student: _______________________________________________________________________________________ 1 2

Content is not

organized, with no headings;

Content is

poorly/vaguely organized into different sections;

No differentiation
of the sections

Unhelpful / no
headings

3 Content is organized into different sections with their respective headings

Content is

organized with clear and relevant headings but in a haphazard manner

5 Content is wellorganized with clear and relevant headings. Main points are accurately highlighted and connects experiments to the aim of the paper

Score

Content (5 marks)

Key points* from

slides are not presented logically.

Key points* are

not well emphasized.

Key points*

No clear

All the results are

included for the sake of inclusion.

Understan ding of fieldspecific content (6 marks)

relationship between choice and reasons 1 Shows no understanding of the content; no review of other sources other than the paper in question Unresponsive to questions, giving short answers only 1

included, but with poor presentation (e.g. unsuitable graphs, or data tables instead of graphs)

Key points* are

emphasized clearly, but graphs and tables are not used to their full advantage

Key points* and results of the

research are emphasized clearly from the text.

Relevant choice of graphs

and tables with explanation.

2-3 Shows poor understanding of the content; little review (~1-2 ) of other sources other than the paper in question Answers questions with difficulty, but correctly after prompting 2

4 Shows some understanding of the background and content; some review (~4-5 ) of other sources other than the paper in question Answers most questions correctly 3

5 Shows good understanding of the background and content; extensive review of other sources other than the paper in question Answers questions completely but lacks depth 4

All areas in paper are addressed. 6 Shows solid understanding of the background and content; extensive review of other sources other than the paper in question Makes it effective and applicative to subject Answers questions thoroughly and confidently, with detailed explanations 5 Where relevant, review was

Critical

No reflections or

Little/no

Some supporting

Critical analyses

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analyses and ability to summariz e (5 marks)

critical analyses of the paper. Presentation is cluttered with unnecessary information and too wordy.

supporting data to reflections or critical analyses. Presentation is cluttered with unnecessary information and too wordy. 1 Communicates with some difficulty.

data to critical analyses and reflections for each paper. Presentation is relatively uncluttered.

and reflections are mostly supported with relevant data.

thorough & analytical.

Key points are succinctly

Presentation is not
wordy, with good use of fonts and graphics.

summarized with detailed suggestions for improvements.

Presentation is not wordy,

with effective use of fonts, graphics. 4

Communicates

averagely. Adequate points in presentation to cover gist of paper

Communicates

Oral Presentati on skills ** (4 marks)

effectively most of the time, in a clear manner. Effective points were shown that covers most aspect of paper

Communicates the key points

of the slides effectively all the time. Slides are not too wordy. Able to apply content of paper to concepts taught in class

Had to refer to notes all the time No or confusing (body language) cues for audience (e.g. eye-contact, pointing to slides for referral)

Had to refer to the slides or notes often Some cues for audience to help understanding

Relatively well-

prepared and sometimes referred to slides and notes

Well-prepared and

seldom/hardly referred to the slides and notes

Good cues for audience to help understanding

Excellent cues for audience to help understanding

Final Score: * Key points (in content) should include: objectives of project/background info / key results & conclusions ** -1 point for every minute extended.

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