RUBRIC FOR APES PRESENTATIONS
| Criteria | Attempted (1) | Acceptable (2) | Admirable (3) | Awesome (4) |
| Content | Question is attempted but the answer is not adequate. | Question is answered but depth seems a bit shallow. | Question is answered adequately. | Question is answered completely with clarity and depth. |
| Visuals | Visuals are not included. Points are written in sentences. Fonts are messy or too small to see. Work is very messy. | Visuals are used but minimally. Points are a bit too wordy. Fonts are a bit hard to see. Work is somewhat messy. | Visuals are included with needed graphics and acceptable length points written in readable fonts by most in room. Work is not messy. | Visuals include all needed graphics and CONCISE points (may be bulleted) that are clear but shortened to a few words. Font choices can be seen by all class members. Very neat work. |
| Knowledge | Knowledge is totally stuck to the visual and examples are not given. | Knowledge of material is pretty much what is on the visual. Any examples are simply taken from visual. | Knowledge of the material is somewhat beyond the visual. Student gives examples but may be a bit unsure. | Knowledge of the material is known beyond what is written on the visual. Student is comfortable with the content. Examples are given of what this is like beyond the visual. |
| Speaking | Speaking is to the visual and stuck to the words on the visual. Pointing for clarity is absent. | Speaking is mostly stuck to the words on the visual. The class is at least looked at during the presentation and the visual is pointed to, but not comfortably. | Speaking is not completely stuck to words on visual. Student speaks mostly to the class. The visual is pointed to when points are made. | Speaking is done while looking at the class. Student is not stuck to the visual for words. The visual is pointed at comfortably when points are made for clarity. |
| Attitude | Student has voice, posture, and facial expression that indicate they would rather be doing most anything but presenting this "stupid and boring" assignment. | Student has voice, posture, and facial expression that allow them to make the presentation but not "sell it." | Student has voice, posture, and facial expression that do not get in the way of "selling" their presentation. | Student has voice, posture, and facial expression that exude the importance of their presentation. They "sell it" in every way. |
Cooperation |
Group is fairly dysfunctional. | Group members seem to have some tensions about who is "doing all the work" | Group members get along okay and get throught the presentation without major problems. | Group members share responsibilities for the presentation, have a plan, and are supportive of other group members. |