INF 385T – Popular Music Digital Space Design
Oral History Evaluation- Evaluation*
[Based, in part, on verbatim elements of the Oral History Association’s Evaluation Guidelines]
Your Oral History interview will be evaluated according to assess the preparation/question
development; contribution to the project; communication with interviewee; content quality
of the interview; technical quality of the interview; and transcription and available through
Glifos.
Content: 75
Technical Production: 75
Transcription: 75
Serving on Glifos: 75
Names of Team members:
A.
_____________________________________________
B.
_____________________________________________
I.
Content
High
Low
5 4 3 2 1
1. Objectives/Purpose
Was the purpose of the interview clear? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
2. Audio Release: Did interviewee consent on tape? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
3. Print release: Did interviewee sign release form? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
4. Were both the interviewee and interviewer identified on tape? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
5. Was the date and location of interview identified on tape? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
6. Was an interviewee selected who has relevance to the project? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
7. Is the interviewer well grounded in the subject to be discussed? . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
8. Is the interviewer well grounded in the interviewee’s connection to the
subject? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
9. Does the interview add fresh information, fill in gaps, or provide fresh
insights or perspectives? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
10. Does the form and structure of the interview contribute to making the
content understandable? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
11. Do the visual and other sound elements complement and/or supplement
the verbal information? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
12. Do the interviewee and interviewer collaborate with each other toward
interview objectives? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
13. Is there evidence that the interviewer has thoroughly explored pertinent
lines of questioning? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
14. Does the interview follow a funneling approach, from general to specific,
from non-threatening to threatening? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
15. Does the interviewer ask open-ended questions? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
16. Does the interviewer use non-distracting affirmation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
17. Is there no background noise? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
18. Has the interviewer followed up on significant clues? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
19. Does the interviewer ask for confirmation of calendar dates when
necessary? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
20. Does the interviewer ask for confirmation of names, including spelling,
when necessary? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
21. Has the interviewer treated the interview with respect? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
22. Does the interviewer logically and obviously conclude the interview? . . . . . ____ ____ ____
23. Does the interviewer thank the interviewee? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
24. Does the content complement existing project content? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
25. Uniqueness/Originality
Is the content original? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
II.
Technical Production
26. Planning: Was the digital content well planned? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
27. Organization: Was it well organized? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
28. Structure: Was it well structured? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
29. Focus: Did it focus content on the class project? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
30. Visual quality: were images clear? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
31. Scene changes: were scene changes smooth and logical? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
32. If used, were special effects useful? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
33. If varying camera shots are used (e.g., close-ups and long shots),
are they useful? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
34. Audio quality: is vocabulary appropriate for audience? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
35. Audio quality: was narrative speed appropriate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
36. Audio quality: was background noise (including music) appropriate?. . . . . ____ ____ ____
37. Did the audio and visual components complement each other? . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
38. If captions are used, are they clear and relevant? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
39. Was lighting, composition, camera work, of the highest appropriate
technical quality? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
40. Is the transcript accurate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
41. Are there no spelling errors in the transcript? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ____ ____ ____
Additional Comments