Evaluation Instrument to Be Used for Judging Oral Presentations

JUDGE # _____________________

Oral

Presentation # ________________________

__________ 4. (20)

____________(60) Presentation Subtotal

(200) Competitive Oral Paper Grand Total

The Presenter would appreciate your comments, i.e. pointers on how to improve his/her presentation

in the future or what were the most commendable features of the presentation. Please provide these

helpful comments on the back of the evaluation form. Thank you.

onfidence and knowledge of su

bject matter

The oral presentation fits under which Symposium Topic Area:

___________1. Family, Youth, Community and Economic Development

___________2. Food Safety, Nutrition, Health, and Health Disparities

___________3. Renewable Energy, Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change

___________4. Plant Health and Production and Plant Products

___________5. Animal Health and Production and Animal Products

Presenter’s Name_____________________________________________________________________

Presentation Title_____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

University____________________________________________________________________________

Evaluation Score________________________

I. Quality of Research Presented (70%)

__________ 1. (30) Introduction, statement of purpose (Does the introduction give sufficient

background to educate the audience and does it justify the need for the work; are objectives/

hypothesis clearly defined?)

__________ 2. (20) Materials and Methods (Is methodology appropriate, reliable, thorough?)

__________ 3. (40) Results and Discussion (Are results made clear? Are tables/charts/figures/photos

clear summaries of the work? Does the Discussion adequately explain to the audience what the results

mean in terms of addressing the research objectives/hypothesis?)

__________ 4. (30) Conclusion (Are conclusions aligned with and effectively explain the results? Does

the conclusion lead the reader to recognize the importance of the work?)

__________ 5. (20) Is the work unique and interesting?

____________(140) Content Presentation Subtotal

II. Oral Presentation (30%) Delivery

__________ 1. (10) Effective use of time

__________ 2. (10) Clarity and intonation

__________ 3. (20) Use and quality of visual aids

Evaluation Instrument to Be Used for Judging Oral Presentations

JUDGE#_________________________ Presentation #___________________

Name of Presenter___________________________________

Quality of Research Presented

Maximum of

140

points (70%)

Introduction, statement of purpose (maximum of 30 points):

(Does the introduction give sufficient background to educate the audience and does it

justify the need for the work; are objectives/hypothesis clearly defined?)

Materials and Methods (maximum of 20 points):

(Is methodology appropriate, reliable, thorough?)

Results and Discussion (maximum of 40 points):

(Are results made clear? Are

tables/charts/figures/photos clear summaries of the work? Does the Discussion

adequately explain to the audience what the results mean in terms of addressing the

research objectives/hypothesis?)

Conclusion (maximum of 30 points):

(Are

conclusions aligned with and effectively

explain the results? Does the conclusion lead the reader to recognize the importance

of the work?)

Is the work unique and interesting? (maximum of 20 points)

Oral Presentation,

Delivery

Maximum of

60 points

(30%)

Effective use of time (maximum of 10 points)

Clarity and intonation (maximum of 10 points)

Use and quality of visual aids (maximum of 20 points)

Confidence and knowledge of subject matter (maximum of 20 points)

COMPETITIVE ORAL PRESENTATION GRAND TOTAL (Maximum of 200 points)

Please add all columns and enter total

Please provide comments on back on how the presenter could have improved his/her presentation or

specific commendations.