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BIOLOGY 114--THE MICROBIAL WORLD & BIOLOGY 314--MICROBIOLOGY ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

Evaluation of Oral Research Report

Speaker: ________________________________________________________

Subject: _________________________________________________________

Evaluations are meant to be constructive and instructive for the speaker. Circle your response to each of the following items. Yes--you agree; No--you disagree; Nat--not always true; No need--not necessary.

The presentation:
included a clear definition of the problem.	Yes	No
included appropriate background information.	Yes	No
included an easy-to-follow description of the experimental procedure.	Yes	No	Nat
included a clear description of the experimental controls.	Yes	No	Nat
included a clear presentation of the experimental data.	Yes	No	Nat
included a thorough discussion of the results.	Yes	No	Nat
included a good proposal for follow-up experiments, if necessary.	Yes	No	No need
was informative and educational.	Yes	No
included clear explanations of difficult concepts or processes.	Yes	No	Nat
was logical, easy to follow and easy to take notes.	Yes	No	Nat
included use of visual aids:
whiteboard Power Point overheads handouts props	Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes	No No No No No	No need No need No need No need No need
visual aids were clearly explained and helped presentation.	Yes	No	Nat
The speaker:
projected the image of a mature, self-confident individual:
well groomed good posture at ease, confident	Yes Yes Yes	No No No	Nat Nat
maintained eye contact with the audience.	Yes	No	Nat
involved the class by asking questions to insure their understanding.	Yes	No	Nat
spoke clearly and was easy to hear.	Yes	No	Nat
was not excessively dependent on notes.	Yes	No	Nat
was clearly interested in the topic.	Yes	No

Over-All Evaluation: __________________________

VG = Very good (add a plus if truly outstanding)
G = Good (could use minor improvements)
OK = Acceptable (could be readily improved)
P = Poor (major improvements needed)