Name: Section: Assignment: SAT or Oral TAT (Circle as Appropriate)

PHIL 243/244 SAT Criteria and TAT Criteria if Oral Production

CONTENT 25%
The presentation clearly
and thoughtfully
performs the task, and in
particular:

A
95100

A90-94

has a clearly maintained

thesis/focus, with no
irrelevant material;
presents a progression
of ideas that is
logical, balanced,
factually accurate and
very well supported;
has an engaging
introduction that
clearly conveys the
subject and the
purpose of the
presentation;
has a powerful
conclusion which
gives a definite sense
of closure;
clearly and consistently
distinguishes between
the ideas/words of the
student and of others.

LANGUAGE 25%

INTERACTION 25%

The presenter uses

excellent language
relative to the level of
the course, and in
particular:

The presenter interacts

with the audience
impressively, and in
particular:

has very accurate

spoken language with
only minor
errors/slips;
makes impressive use of
academic vocabulary;
is very fluent, with only
occasional pauses or
repetitions;
has very clear and
accurate
pronunciation;
has spontaneous
delivery, with very
little need to refer to
notes (except when
quoting sources).

asks frequent questions

to check the audience's
understanding and
solicit their opinions;
where appropriate,
elicits information
from the audience
instead of providing it;
is able to give satisfying
answers to audience
questions and, where
appropriate, engages
in dialogue with the
audience;
encourages/facilitates
discussion between
members of the
audience as much as
possible without
diverging from the
presentation.

PRESENTATION
TECHNIQUE 25%
The presentation is
visually impressive, and
in particular:
uses visual aids very
effectively to arouse
interest and convey
information;
does not over-use visual
aids;
uses non-verbal
communication
(gesture, facial
expression, position
etc.) very effectively
to keep audience's
attention.

The presentation clearly The presenter uses good The presenter interacts The presentation is
performs the task, and in language relative to the with the audience well,
visually engaging, and in
B+
particular:
level
of
the
course,
and
in
and
in
particular:
particular:
86-89
particular:
has a clearly maintained
asks questions to check
uses visual aids
thesis/focus with
has reasonably accurate
the audience's
effectively to arouse
minimal irrelevance;
spoken language with
understanding and
interest and convey
presents
a
progression
few
errors/slips;
solicit
their
opinions;
information;
B
of ideas that is clear,
makes good use of
elicits some information
does not over-use visual
82balanced, factually
academic vocabulary;
from the audience
aids;
85
accurate and
is fluent, with little
instead of providing it; uses non-verbal
adequately supported;
pausing or repetition;
is able to answer
communication
has a clear introduction
has clear and accurate
audience questions
(gesture, facial
that conveys the
pronunciation;
and engage in
expression, position
subject and the
has fairly spontaneous
dialogue;
etc.) effectively to
purpose of the
delivery, with little
encourages/facilitates
keep audience's
Bpresentation;
need to refer to notes
discussion between
attention.
78-81
has a clear conclusion
(except when quoting
members of the
which gives a sense
sources).
audience without
of closure;
diverging from the
clearly distinguishes
presentation.
between the
ideas/words of the
student and of others.
The presentation

The presenter uses

The presenter interacts

The presentation is

CONTENT 25%
C+ performs the task
74-77 adequately, and in

particular:

C
7073

C67-69

has a reasonably
maintained
thesis/focus, possibly
with some irrelevant
material;
presents a progression
of ideas that can be
understood but may be
poorly reasoned, onesided or insufficiently
supported, or have
minor inaccuracies;
has an introduction that
to some extent
conveys the subject
and the purpose of the
presentation;
has a conclusion which
gives some sense of
closure;
usually distinguishes
between the
ideas/words of the
student and of others.

LANGUAGE 25%
adequate language
relative to the level of
the course, and in
particular:
has spoken language
that is accurate enough
not to place strain on
the listener;
makes some use of
academic vocabulary;
may have some
hesitation, pausing or
repetition;
has some pronunciation
errors or lack of
clarity;
has some spontaneous
delivery, but may
often need to refer to
notes.

INTERACTION 25%
with the audience
adequately, and in
particular:
asks questions to check
the audience's
understanding or
solicit their opinions;
is able to answer most
audience questions
and can engage in
dialogue if
encouraged;
allows discussion
between members of
the audience, possibly
diverging from the
presentation at times.

PRESENTATION
TECHNIQUE 25%
visually adequate, and in
particular:
uses visual aids to some
extent to arouse
interest and convey
information;
may over-use visual aids
somewhat or not use
them enough;
uses non-verbal
communication
(gesture, facial
expression, position
etc.) to some extent
keep audience's
attention;
may have some slightly
distracting non-verbal
communication.

The presentation fails to The presenter uses poor The presenter interacts The presentation is
language relative to the with the audience
visually poor, and in
level of the course, and in poorly, and in particular: particular:
particular:
particular:
asks very few questions, uses visual aids only
lacks a clear
has spoken language
or questions which
minimally or overthesis/focus;
with basic errors that
serve no purpose;
uses them in a way
contains much material
place strain on the
has difficulty answering
that distracts from the
that is irrelevant to the
listener;
questions and does not
main ideas;
task;
makes little or no use of
engage in dialogue;
has distracting nonis illogical, dogmatic or
academic vocabulary;
does not allow
verbal communication
difficult to follow;
has frequent hesitation,
discussion between
or is very static.
contains frequent or
pausing or repetition;
members of the
serious factual
has frequent
audience, or allows
inaccuracies;
pronunciation errors or
irrelevant discussion
is too short to perform
lack of clarity;
that causes the
the task adequately;
has very little
presentation to lose
has an introduction or
spontaneous delivery,
direction.
conclusion which
and makes continuous
serves little purpose;
refer to notes.
does not distinguish
adequately between
the ideas/words of the
student and of others.

D+ perform the task

63-66 adequately, and in

D
5962

The presentation
definitely fails to
perform the task, and in

The language is well

below the minimum
standard of the course,

The presenter fails to

interact with the
audience, and in

The presentation is
visually distracting, and
in particular:

CONTENT 25%
particular:

F
0-58

is largely irrelevant;
has no real argument or
progression of ideas;
contains glaring factual
inaccuracies which
render the argument
useless;
is far too short;
has no introduction or
conclusion;
fails to acknowledge
sources;
frequently contains
sentences read from
texts without
acknowledgement.
A completely irrelevant
presentation, or one
which contains
substantial passages
read from sources
without
acknowledgement
(plagiarism) receives 0.

LANGUAGE 25%
and in particular:
language blocks
meaning some
sentences cannot be
understood at all;
there are consistent
inaccuracies in even
simple structures;
frequent long pauses
make it hard to follow
the speaker;
pronunciation is often so
inaccurate as to
impede meaning;
the presentation is
almost entirely read
from notes.

INTERACTION 25%

PRESENTATION
TECHNIQUE 25%

particular:
asks no questions;
cannot answer questions
or engage in dialogue;
has complete audience
silence or allows the
audience to
completely take over
the presentation.

uses no visual aids or

uses them in a way
that seriously distracts
from the main ideas;
has very distracting nonverbal communication
or is completely static.