EVALUATION FORM FOR PRESENTATIONS
Name:____________________
Topic: _______________________________
Date:________
1. Topic: Did this student have a well-defined topic and thesis? Was the presentation focused?
(a) clear and focused
(b) somewhat muddled
(c) unclear
Comments:
2. Preparation: How well-prepared was this student? How well did they know their material?
(a) excellent
(b) good
(c) fair
(d) poor
Comments:
3. Organization: How well-organized was the presentation? Did the student use time
effectively?
(a) well-organized throughout
(b) some uneven organization
(c) poorly organized
Comments:
4. Critical Thinking: Did this student explore a variety of different positions, with appropriate
depth? Did they present an argument in support of their thesis?
(a) good breadth,
good depth
(b) good breadth
poor depth
(c) poor breadth,
good depth
(d) poor breadth,
poor depth
Comments:
5. Factual Content: Did the student provide sufficient facts and specific examples to support
their argument?
(a) very informative and a
positive learning experience
(b) somewhat informative
(c) not very informative
Comments:
6. Ethics: How well did this student address the ethical dimensions of their topic?
(a) excellent
Comments:
(b) good
(c) fair
(d) poor
7. Science: How well did this student address the scientific aspects of their topic?
(a) excellent
(b) good
(c) fair
(d) poor
Comments:
8. Religion/Ideology/Culture: How well did this student address the religious, ideological or
cultural dimensions of their topic?
(a) excellent
(b) good
(c) fair
(d) poor
Comments:
9. Engagement: How engaging was this presentation?
(a) very engaging
(b) somewhat engaging
(c) not sufficiently engaging
Comments:
10. Aids: If visual aids and/or media aids were used, how effective were they?
(a) excellent
(b) good
(c)fair
(d) poor
(e) no aids were used
Comments:
11. Class Discussion: How effectively did this student interact with and involve the rest of the
class? Was the class discussion well-designed, well-led and executed?
(a) class members were actively
engaged
(b) some effective engagement, (c) class members were
but it could have been better
not engaged effectively
Comments:
12. Addressing Questions: How effectively did this student deal with questions and comments?
(a) excellent
Comments:
13. Additional Comments:
(b) good
(c) fair
(d) poor