Senior Project Exhibition Rubric

 

Student Name:  ___________________________________              Date: _______________

 

Juror Name:      ___________________________________

 

Exhibition Criteria

JB

A

M

E

Comments

You exhibit your project in a clear, engaging, and appropriate form.

§         You successfully utilize presentation aids and other supporting materials.

 

 

 

 

 

 

You shed unique, interesting, and relevant insight on your essential question.

§         You demonstrate enthusiasm and confidence about material/subject.

 

 

 

 

 

 

You clearly explain your process.

 

 

 

 

 

 

You clearly explain your product.

 

 

 

 

 

 

You demonstrate expertise in your topic, supported by a solid foundation of knowledge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

You answer questions knowledgeably and thoroughly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

You use the conventions of delivery well in your exhibition. 

§         You speak clearly, loudly, and at an appropriate pace.

§         You make effective eye contact with your audience.

 

 

 

 

 

 

You are well-prepared and organized for your presentation.

§         You use your time effectively.

§         You understand, anticipate, and fulfill your technical needs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Overall Assessment

 

 

March, 2002

 

Dear Senior Project Jurors: 

Thank you so much for your participation in this important milestone in our students’ academic careers.  Attached is the rubric that we will all use to assess the senior project exhibition (there are five jurors on the panel).  As you can see, we are very interested in how well the student can present his/her learning over the course of this project.  We are looking for depth of understanding and ability to demonstrate good choices about conveying that understanding in this exhibition.   

A note about the boxes on the rubric: We use the language of Just Beginning (JB), Approaches (A), Meets (M), and Exceeds (E) to assess our students’ work.  For people who are coming in from outside of our school community, we offer the following “translation” of this language. 

  • Meets means that the criteria has been satisfied to the level that you would expect from a high school senior. 
  • Approaches means that the particular criteria falls short of meeting expectations, but there is evidence of some serious and thoughtful work being done to address it.
  • Just Beginning means that the criteria is not addressed or understanding is poorly or unsubstantially conveyed.
  • Exceeds means that the student has gone above and beyond expectations and has demonstrated a deeply thoughtful and nuanced presentation of understanding.

Although you will have the opportunity to assess the exhibition individually, our task as a panel will be to come to consensus about an overall assessment for the student’s presentation. 

Each exhibition is individualized to the student presenting it, and s/he makes many decisions about what to share in the time allotted.  However, the overall format is generally the same.  After general introductions, the student has approximately thirty minutes to showcase what s/he has done.  Then, the panel has the chance to ask questions for about ten minutes.  After this, the panel convenes in another room, where they have about 15 minutes to discuss the exhibition and come to consensus on its assessment. 

We thank you again for your willingness to serve as a panelist.  If you have any questions, please make sure to ask them of the senior seminar teacher who will facilitate the exhibition and panel deliberation.   

Sincerely, 

The Senior Seminar Teachers

Diane Kruse, John Bohannon, Becky Wilusz, Deb Merriam