Scoring Rubric for Scholarly Oral Presentations
(Insert Course Number Here)
Student Name:
Grade Awarded for Assignment:
Listed below are the criteria that will be used to grade your project. The grade that you are awarded for
this project represents ______% of your final grade for this course. The criteria presented below
represents the minimum expectation for that given element of your paper. It is expected that students
will strive for more than merely the minimum score in scholarly college work submissions.
4= Addressed all aspects clearly, succinctly and at a scholarly level
demonstrating clear critical thinking and critical application
3= Addressed all aspects clearly and succinctly
2= Addressed most of the aspects clearly but did not address all of
what was requested and/or was not succinct
1= Addressed only a few of the aspects, was not clear and/or succinct
0= Did not address the aspects that were requested or provided
information that was not relative to what was requested
1. Quality of Presentation Preparation, Quality of
Presentation Delivery, & Quality of Post-Presentation
Q&A and/or critique
4
Excellent
3
Very
Good
2
Good
1
Fair
0
Not
Acceptable
Topic Knowledge:
 The student clearly and fully articulates all
aspects of the topic demonstrating a full
knowledge of a clearly well-researched topic
using evidence from the literature to support
claims, arguments or assertions made in the
presentation.
 Information is presented in a logical,
interesting sequence that the audience can
easily follow.
Elocution:
 The student demonstrates a strong positive
feeling about the topic during the duration of
the presentation while maintaining eye contact
with the audience and not looking excessively
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at notes.
The student’s voice is loud enough to be heard
by the entire audience, but not excessively
loud.
 It is clear that the student has practiced
delivery of the presentation prior to it being
delivered in class as there are no unnatural
pauses, verbal stumbling, or guttural sounds
between thoughts such as “uhm.”
Quality & Thoroughness:
 The student uses high-quality visual aids,
handouts, PowerPoint slides or other visual
aids to enhance the quality of the
presentation.
 All visual aids are of superior quality, are
visually interesting, are informative relative to
or in support of the topic and are easy for the
audience to follow.
Professionalism:
 The presentation falls within the established
timeframe without going overtime and without
being too short.
 The student does not rush to finish at the end
nor does the student drag at the end to justify
meeting the established timeframe when in
fact the student had not prepared enough
material for the allotted time.
 The presentation is presented in such a way
that the interest of the audience is maintained
throughout the duration.
 The student allows for a Q&A following the
presentation and is able to fully answer the
questions posed.
 The student accepts constructive criticism in a
manner that is collegial, professional, and
scholarly.

Score:_____ (Maximum Section Score= 16 points)
Comments:
2. Use of Literature to Support Claims, Arguments or
Assertions Made in Presentation
4
Excellent
3
Very
Good
2
Good
1
Fair
0
Not
Acceptable
Supported Claims:
 Every claim, argument or assertion is clearly
supported by current evidence from the
literature obtained through a literature review
of primary or secondary peer-reviewed sources
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that are appropriately cited in the written
speech and that are credited verbally during
the presentation.
Source of Literature:
 Uses predominantly primary sources of
evidence from the literature such as peerreviewed journal articles to support arguments
and/or claims in oral presentation.
 If using less reliable sources is necessary,
student clearly articulates the questionable
reliability of the source prior to citing it in the
oral presentation.
Uses Current Sources:
 Evidence from the literature used to support
claims; arguments or assertions in oral
presentation have been published within the
last five years and are on-point with what is
asserted in the paper.
 If older sources are needed for the
presentation, student clearly discloses the date
of the source and why the exception was
necessary that the source was needed for the
presentation.
Use of Direct Quotes:
 Use of direct quotes from other sources is
minimal and when used, the quoted material is
appropriately verbally enclosed in quotes and
immediately followed by (if not clearly
articulated before giving the quote) formal
citation of the original source for the quote.
Score: _____ (Maximum Section Score= 16 points)
Comments:
3. Relevance of Topic Selected for Oral Presentation
4
Excellent
3
Very
Good
2
Good
1
Fair
0
Not
Acceptable
Topic:

The topic selected was interesting and
presented in such a manner that it added to
the overall learning of the class and expanded
on the existing knowledge of the topic due to
the high-quality of the evidence chosen to
support key points in the presentation.
Relevance:
 The topic selected is one that is important to
explore, to learn more about, and to build
upon to enlarge the overall praxis of the
discipline.
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Growth:
 The selection of the topic, the presentation of
the topic and the processing after the
presentation with the audience was of such a
caliber that it clearly resulted in intellectual
growth of both the presenter and the
audience.
Foundation for Future Presentations:
 The conclusion of the presentation clearly laid
a solid foundation for future discussion,
lectures, and/or exploration into the topic to
continue knowledge growth in the topic area in
the future.
Score: _____ (Maximum Section Score= 16 points)
Comments:
Section 1 Score= ______
Instructions:
Section 2 Score= ______
Add section scores together for a Final
Score. Then, refer to the Point Conversion
Table below to identify the student’s
percentage points and letter grade. Place
the final letter grade in the identified
location on page one.
Section 3 Score= ______
Final Score= ________
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47
46
45
44
43
42
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40
39
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37
36
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Point Conversion Table: 12 Graded Criteria (48 Maximum Points)
100%
97.92%
95.84%
93.76%
91.68%
89.06%
87.52%
85.44%
83.36%
81.28%
79.20%
77.12%
75.04%
72.96%
70.88%
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A
A
A
B
B
B
B
C
C
C
C
D
D
D
D
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