Final Exam Grading Rubric

Fall 2010 Final Exam Grading Rubric
Individual Grading Rubric: 80% of Grade
Presentation:
• Quality of Slides: 50pts
o Did the slides enhance the presentation instead of BEING THE presentation? 10pts
o Were they clean and easy to read? 10 pts
o Did they have any special effects? 10 pts
o Were they over wordy? 10 pts
o Were they visually appealing? 10 pts

• Presentation Skills: 50pts
• NOTE: You must talk to us during the presentation. IF YOU READ YOUR SLIDES the highest grade you can get in this category is 10/50points!!!!!
• Was the information presented in an organized manner? 10 pts
• Did you “know” the information and sound informed as you spoke? 10 pts
• Did you present to the class and engage them instead of talking to the screen! 10 pts
• Is it obvious you practiced your presentation? Be sure to run through your presentation a few times before you present to the class! 10 pts
• Overall, what was the “WOW FACTOR” of your part of the presentation 1-10pts

Peer Grading: 10pts
o How did your peers grade the amount of effort you put into this project. 1-10Pts

Worksheets: 10pts
• You turned in all 7 worksheets from the other groups, in the correct order and all completed. 10pts

Total Individual Grade: _________/120pts x 0.80%
Group Grading Rubric: 20% of Grade
• Presentation: 90pts
o You must have at least 1 animation in your power point 10pts
o You must have at least one example of a positive/negative feedback loop in your system
o Use as many “anatomy” words as possible to explain the location of major organs in your system 1-10pts
o Your presentation must be between 35-40 minutes 10pts
o Did the whole presentation flow? Or did it come across as choppy because people did their own part and came together as a group on presentation day? 10pts
o Overall, how much did you “WOW” us with your overall project 1-10pts
o Did you list at least 2 common diseases of your body system 10pts
o Did you explain how your body system works with at least 2 other systems? 10pts
o Did you provide at least 5 facts about your body system? 10pts

• Worksheet: 40pts
o Did the worksheet include a diagram to label 10pts
o Did the worksheet include a section on the functions of each part of your body system? 10pts
o Did the worksheet have a “fill in the blank” section 10pts
o Was your worksheet easy to fill in with the flow/order of your presentation? 10pts

Total Points for Group Portion: _________/130 x 0.20%

• Points Per SPECIFIC System/Group:

o Respiratory 32pts
 Did you list major functions of respiratory system 10pts
 Did you display a diagram that includes the major parts - trachea, lungs, diaphragm, epiglottis, larynx, vocal cords? 6pts
 Did you list the function(s) of each organ above? 6pts
 Did you describe the “breathing” process? 10pts

o Endocrine 38Pts
 Did you provide major functions of endocrine system? 10pts
 Did you describe what hormones are? 5pts
 Did you provide examples of what they do? 5pts
 Did you provide a diagram that includes the major parts - hypothalamus, pituitary, thymus, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenals, pancreas, ovaries, and testes 9pts
 Did you explain the function(s) of each of the organs above? 9pts

o Excretory 26pts
 Did you list major functions of excretory system 10pts
 Did you provide a diagram that includes the major parts - lungs, kidneys, urinary bladder, ureter, urethra, liver, and skin – 8pts
 Did you list the function(s) of each of the organs above 8pts

o Nervous 28pts
 Did you provide a description of major functions of the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system? 10pts
 Did you provide a diagram that includes the major parts - brain, spinal cord, nerves, and neurons 4pts
 Did you list the functions of the organs listed above? 4pts
 Did you describe the path a nerve impulse travels throughout your body from stimulus to response? 10pts


Total points for specific organ system _________/ pts x 0.20%

TOTAL POINTS: __________________