Resource 72: Sample Criteria sheet for Peer Oral Assessment

(Anglia Polytechnic University)

Date of presentation:
Name of Presenter:
Subject/title of presentation:

Instructions: Each student should complete one assessment sheet for each presentation made by the members of his/her study group (normally four to six students). These assessment sheets should be completed individually, immediately after the presentation, without consultation with other group members. Once completed, these sheets should be handed to the seminar leader, who will use the group's comments and indicated class mark to arrive at the final mark.

CONTENT - You might like to consider the following in your comments:

• Evidence of appropriate research
• Appropriateness of material for specified audience
• Relevance of material for specified task

ORGANISATION - You might like to consider the following in your comments:

• Quality and coherence of argument
• Effectiveness of 'signposting'
• Effectiveness of introduction and conclusion
• Ability to structure content effectively

DELIVERY - You might like to consider the following in your comments:
• Appropriateness of language for specified audience
• Delivery (body language, audibility, eye contact)
• Planning (pace and keeping to time)
• Clarity/intelligibility
• Use of notes and other aids
• General effectiveness of contact with audience

STUDENT SUGGESTED TOTAL CLASS MARK
Please indicate the degree classmark (not mark) from the following groups:
Fail (0-39)
Third (40 - 49)
Lower Second 2.2 (60-65)
Upper Second 2.1 (65-69)
First (70 upwards, we rarely give marks over 80).

For further reading see Speaking your Mind: Oral Presentation and Seminar Skills. Ed Stott, Young & Bryan (2001)