Technology
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Performance
Questions asked
Understanding of
Topic
Organization and flow
of interview
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Project Criteria
Length of interview
Length of transcript
Typed
Proofread
Format
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Oral History Project – Recorded Interview and Transcript Rubric
Distinguished
Proficient
Novice
Audio/video recording is of
 Audio/video recording is
 Audio/video recording is
high quality with no
of acceptable quality
sometimes difficult to be
distractions
and can be clearly
heard/viewed and/or
heard/viewed with few
distractions detract from
distractions that do not
quality
detract from quality
Questions reflect thorough
 Questions show research
 Questions show some
research and depth of
and understanding of
research and understanding of
understanding of topic
topic
topic
Majority of questions are
 Usually open-ended
 Some open-ended questions
open-ended
questions are asked
are asked
Student always asks follow
 Student usually asks
 Student sometimes asks
up questions resulting in an
follow up questions
follow up questions resulting
in-depth, complete
resulting in a complete
in a somewhat incomplete
interview
interview
interview
Interview is logically
 Interview is organized
 Interview is somewhat
organized and flows
and flows appropriately
disorganized and is
naturally due to student skill
sometimes awkward in flow
Recorded interview and is
 Recorded interview is
 Recorded interview is almost
more than 35 minutes
30 minutes
30 minutes
Student transcribed 35 or
 Student transcribed 30
 Student transcribed almost 30
more minutes of interview
minutes of interview
minutes of interview
Typed transcript is in 12 pt.
 Typed transcript is in 12
 Typed transcript is in 12 pt.
Times New Roman font
pt. Times New Roman
Times New Roman font
font
Transcript has no spelling or
 Transcript has some spelling
proofing errors
 Transcript has few
or proofing errors
spelling or proofing
Transcript has no errors in
 Transcript has errors in
errors
format
format that detract from
 Transcript has few
understanding
errors in format
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Unacceptable
Audio/video recording is
of poor quality and is
difficult to hear or view
Questions show little or
no research and
understanding of topic
Few or no open-ended
questions are asked
Student rarely asks follow
up questions resulting in
an incomplete interview
Organization of interview
makes no sense and is
awkward
Recorded interview is 25
minutes or less
Student transcribed 25
min. or less of interview
Typed transcript is not in
12 pt. Times New Roman
font and has many errors
in format
Transcript has many
spelling and proofing
errors
Transcript does not follow
assigned format