This document contains a rubric for grading group presentations. It evaluates students on preparedness, comprehension of the topic, presentation skills like volume and relying on notes, staying on topic, relevance to biology, and peer feedback. It also includes sections for students to record information from other group presentations and peer grade their own group members.

1. Name _______________________
Group Number ________________
Date ________________________
Group Presentation Rubric : Title __________________
Group Member Names:
1._______________2._______________3._______________4.______________5._____________
CATEGORY 5 3 1 0
Preparedness
Student is completely
prepared and has
obviously rehearsed.
Student seems pretty
prepared but might
have needed a couple
more rehearsals.
The student is
somewhat prepared,
but it is clear that
rehearsal was lacking.
Student does not seem
at all prepared to
present.
Comprehension
Student is able to
accurately explain the
topic to their
classmates.
Student is able to
somewhat explain the
topic to their
classmates.
Student is lacking in
explaining the topic to
their classmates.
Student read the slides,
and I can’t tell if they
understood the topic.
Volume and
Presentation Skills
Volume is loud enough
to be heard by all
audience members
throughout the
presentation, and
didn’t just read
powerpoint.
Volume is loud enough
to be heard by all
audience members at
least 90% of the time,
and didn’t just read
powerpoint.
Volume is loud enough
to be heard by all
audience members at
least 80% of the time,
and didn’t just read
powerpoint.
Volume often too soft
to be heard by all
audience members, and
student read directly
from powerpoint.
Stays on Topic and
appears organized
Stays on topic all
(100%) of the time,
and presentation is
well organized.
Stays on topic most
(99-90%) of the time,
and presentation is
very organized.
Stays on topic some
(89%-75%) of the
time, and presentation
is somewhat organized.
It was hard to tell what
the topic was, and the
presentation was
unclear or sloppy.
Biology Content
Completely
demonstrated why this
was an appropriate
topic for a biology
presentation
Mostly demonstrated
why this was an
appropriate topic for a
biology presentation
Somewhat
demonstrated why this
was an appropriate
topic for a biology
presentation
Did not demonstrated
why this was an
appropriate topic for a
biology presentation
Peer Grading
Received mostly 4’s
and 5’s from other
group members
Received mostly 3’s
from other group
members
Received mostly 2’s
from other group
members
Received mostly 1’s
from other group
members
Notes: TOTAL __________

2. Name _______________________
Group Number ________________
Date ________________________
Other Group’s Presentations – please write the topic of each presentation and a few
interesting points from each presentation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Peer Grading – How well did your group work together? 1 = did not participate at all
5 = shared responsibility with whole group NOTES
Name ________________________________ 1 2 3 4 5
Name ________________________________ 1 2 3 4 5
Name ________________________________ 1 2 3 4 5
Name ________________________________ 1 2 3 4 5
Name ________________________________ 1 2 3 4 5