1. ACBSP Region 4 BEST OF REGIONS PRESENTATION RUBRIC
October 2012
Criteria Desired Outcome Definitely Should Accept if Space on Definitely Should Not
Accept Rating = the Program Rating = Accept
Rating = 5 4 Rating = 3 2 Rating = 1
(Discuss) (Discuss)
PRIMARY DETERMINANTS OF EXCELLENCE
Reflects the The topic clearly The topic is central or The topic may be The topic, though it may be
Conference falls within the mainstream to the theme of somewhat applicable to interesting, is not clearly or
Theme scope of the the conference the theme of the closely related to the theme
conference theme. conference but is not a of the conference.
mainstream concept
related to the
conference theme.
Interest to The topic is one that The topic would be of great The topic would be of The topic would have very
Membership will both interest interest to the members and moderate interest to limited interest to the
and motivate highly motivate them to the members and members and would
members to attend. attend. would motivate some motivate few members to
members to attend. attend.
Value Added The topic is one that The presentation topic is The presentation topic The presentation topic is not
advances academic very creative, advances is somewhat creative, particularly creative, does
understanding, academic understanding, advances academic not adequately advance
demonstrates and adds significant understanding to a academic understanding,
creativity, and adds educational value to the limited extent, and and adds little educational
educational value to conference and to the adds some educational value to the conference or
the conference. attendee’s understanding of value to the conference to the attendees’
the concept. and to the attendee’s understanding of the
understanding of the concept.
concept.

2. SECONDARY DETERMINANTS OF EXCELLENCE
Criteria Desired Outcome Definitely Should Rating = Accept if Space on Rating = Definitely Should Not
Accept 2.5 the Program 1.5 Accept
Rating = 3 (Discuss) Rating = 2 (Discuss) Rating = 1
Communication The The proposal/presentation The The proposal lacked clarity
and Organization proposal/presentatio was clearly written and easy proposal/presentation and effective
Mechanics n is well written and to understand the key was somewhat clearly communication,
well organized to concepts, error free in communicated and grammatical and/or spelling
clearly communicate terms of grammar and understandable, errors were in evidence,
key thoughts and spelling, and organized in a contained some and key ideas were not well
ideas about the logical flow of ideas. grammatical and organized and did not
topic. spelling errors, and reflect a logical flow.
minor problems with
logic and flow of ideas
were in evidence.
General The topic was The proposal/presentation The The proposal/presentation
Presentation presented in a logical included a clear and logical proposal/presentation included ideas that did not
Quality manner with ideas progression of ideas included ideas that have a logical connection
developed and supported by meaningful were presented in a and which were not
supported by a rationale to provide a solid somewhat logical supported by a rationale or
rationale that framework for academic manner, with limited framework which promoted
provided an discussion. rationale provided to further academic discussion.
academic framework support further
for discussion. academic discussion.
Scholarship The The proposal/presentation The The proposal/presentation
Quality proposal/presentatio applied scholarly references proposal/presentation did not apply, or minimally
n reflected a basis in from a literature review of applied scholarly applied, scholarly references
sound scholarship ten or more appropriate references from a from a literature review of
and adequately citations. literature review of five two or less appropriate
referenced the to seven appropriate citations.
subject literature, as citations.
appropriate.
This additional factor would be applied during the actual meeting presentation.
Presentation The presentation was The presentation was The presentation was The presentation relied
Dynamics effectively clearly communicated and communicated with heavily on a prepared text,
communicated, with conducted without regular reference to the visuals were not clear or
visuals and/or overemphasis on text or text or notes, some effective, the audience was
learning tools that notes, with clear and visuals and/or learning not engaged, and responses
were well done and effective visuals and/or tools were unclear or to their
useful. The audience other learning tools. The ineffective, and the questions/comments were
was engaged and audience was engaged and audience was inadequate and
received appropriate interested, and received moderately engaged unsatisfying.
responses to their very satisfying and and fairly satisfied with
comments/questions. appropriate responses to responses to their
their questions and comments and
comments. questions.