Put Your Theory Name Here
Student Name
College/University
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Put Psychological Theory Name HereProvide a general overview of the theoryYou may use 1-3 slides
Put Psychological Theory Name HereProvide a general overview of the theoryYou may use 1-3 slides
Put Psychological Theory Name HereProvide a general overview of the theoryYou may use 1-3 slides
Theory CreatorProvide information about the person who created the theory.
Research StudyPresent research about your theory.Make sure that you highlight who was researched and what the research entitled.
Research OutcomesPresent research outcomes about your theory.
Real Life ExampleProvide a real life example of the theory in action.This can be a personal example, but it doesn’t have to be.You can use information from a news article and apply it to your theory. You should NOT simply attach a video and say, “here’s the theory in action.” You need to explain how the theory is in action so that you demonstrate that you know how to apply the theory to real life.
ReferencesAdd your references here. Note that Yahoo.com, About.com, Wikipedia.com and other websites are not academically-sound, credible websites. To get help formatting the references page see the Sample APA Style document in under the About the PT Presentation section. You can also use this website. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/07/On the left side of the page you will see a menu. Use the menu to find the topic of reference that you used (i.e., book, journal article, etc.) and format your references slide.
Psychological Theory Presentation Grading Rubric
Levels of Achievement
Criteria Non-Performance Basic Proficient Exceptional
Student
presents a
defintion
and
background
information
about the
theory.
0 Points
Student failed to
accurately or
adequately present
a definition of the
theory. Additionally,
no background
information was
provided.
33 Points
Student
accurately
presents part
of the theory,
but needed to
provide more
thorough
information.
Additionally, no
background
information
was provided.
38 Points
Student accurately
presents most of
the theory, but
needed to provide
more thorough
information.
Background
information was
provided.
45 Points
Student accurately
and adequately
presents a definition
of the theory and
provided detailed
background
information.
Student
presents an
explanation
about the
theory.
0 Points
Student failed to
present the theory
in detail.
33 Points
Student
presents an
explanation of
the theory, but
doesn't provide
enough detail
to demonstrate
a full command
of the theory
OR student
only presents
one part of the
theory and
neglects other
important
parts.
38 Points
Student presents
the theory well, but
could have provided
more information to
demonstrate a full
understanding of
the material.
45 Points
Student thoroughly
presents all aspects
of the theory. There
is a clear
dem ...
Put Your Theory Name Here Student NameCollegeUniversi.docx
1. Put Your Theory Name Here
Student Name
College/University
You may decide to change the design of your PowerPoint if
you’d like.
*
Put Psychological Theory Name HereProvide a general
overview of the theoryYou may use 1-3 slides
Put Psychological Theory Name HereProvide a general
overview of the theoryYou may use 1-3 slides
Put Psychological Theory Name HereProvide a general
overview of the theoryYou may use 1-3 slides
Theory CreatorProvide information about the person who
created the theory.
2. Research StudyPresent research about your theory.Make sure
that you highlight who was researched and what the research
entitled.
Research OutcomesPresent research outcomes about your
theory.
Real Life ExampleProvide a real life example of the theory in
action.This can be a personal example, but it doesn’t have to
be.You can use information from a news article and apply it to
your theory. You should NOT simply attach a video and say,
“here’s the theory in action.” You need to explain how the
theory is in action so that you demonstrate that you know how
to apply the theory to real life.
ReferencesAdd your references here. Note that Yahoo.com,
About.com, Wikipedia.com and other websites are not
academically-sound, credible websites. To get help formatting
the references page see the Sample APA Style document in
under the About the PT Presentation section. You can also use
this website.
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/07/On the left
side of the page you will see a menu. Use the menu to find the
topic of reference that you used (i.e., book, journal article, etc.)
and format your references slide.
Psychological Theory Presentation Grading Rubric
3. Levels of Achievement
Criteria Non-Performance Basic Proficient Exceptional
Student
presents a
defintion
and
background
information
about the
theory.
0 Points
Student failed to
accurately or
adequately present
a definition of the
theory. Additionally,
no background
information was
provided.
33 Points
Student
accurately
presents part
of the theory,
but needed to
provide more
thorough
information.
Additionally, no
4. background
information
was provided.
38 Points
Student accurately
presents most of
the theory, but
needed to provide
more thorough
information.
Background
information was
provided.
45 Points
Student accurately
and adequately
presents a definition
of the theory and
provided detailed
background
information.
Student
presents an
explanation
about the
theory.
0 Points
Student failed to
present the theory
5. in detail.
33 Points
Student
presents an
explanation of
the theory, but
doesn't provide
enough detail
to demonstrate
a full command
of the theory
OR student
only presents
one part of the
theory and
neglects other
important
parts.
38 Points
Student presents
the theory well, but
could have provided
more information to
demonstrate a full
understanding of
the material.
45 Points
Student thoroughly
presents all aspects
of the theory. There
6. is a clear
demonstration that
the student
understands all
parts of the theory.
Student
presents
research
related to
the theory.
0 Points
Student failed to
find and present
research related to
the theory.
29 Points
Student
presents a
research article
related to the
theory, but
does a
mediocre job at
explaining the
research.
Additionally,
the explanation
could have
33 Points
7. Student presents a
research article
related to the theory
and does well at
explaining the
research. However,
the explanation
could have been
more detailed and
complete. Student
provides information
about where the
40 Points
Student presents a
research article
related to the theory
and does an
excellent job at
explaining the
research. Student
provides information
about where the
research was found.
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Description
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9. presents an
example of
the theory
in action
(i.e., a real
life
example).
0 Points
Student failed to
present a real life
example of the
theory.
29 Points
Student
presents a real
life example of
the theory "in
action, but it is
loosely related
to the theory
OR the student
presents a
related
example of the
theory in real
life, but has a
difficult time
explaining how
the theory
applies.
33 Points
10. Student presents a
real life example of
the theory "in
action" and does a
good job at
connecting the
theory and the real
world. However, the
presentation could
have been more
thorough.
40 Points
Student presents a
real life example of
the theory "in
action" and
specifically connects
the theory to real
life. It is evident
that the student not
only understands
the theory, but
understands its
relevance to the real
world.
References 0 Points
Student didn't
provide references
for the information/
research presented.
11. 0 Points
Blank
0 Points
Blank
25 Points
Student provided
references for
information/research
presented.
Presentation
Style
0 Points
Presentation lacked
organization and
professionalism.
Presentation lacked
creativity.
22 Points
Presentation
contained
moments of
organization
and
disorganization.
Presentation
had some
12. creative parts.
25 Points
Presentation was
organized and
professional.
Presentation had
some creative parts.
However, slides had
too much
information on them
and/or there were
spelling/grammatical
errors in the
presentation.
30 Points
Presentation was
exceptionally
professional and
organized.
Presentation
demonstrated
student's creativity.
There were no
spelling or
grammatical errors
in the presentation.
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Intro