Peer Evaluation Assessment and PowerPoint Presentation

PEER EVALUATION PRESENTATION ASSESSMENT FORM: TO BE USED TO EVALUATE YOUR TEAMMATE’S COURSE PAPER

DIRECTIONS:

1. Please use this form to evaluate your assigned peer’s final research paper according to

the criteria below.

1. Specific information should be supplied for each item; that is, do not simply answer Yes or No.

2. This form can be downloaded and expanded to allow space for your report.

3. This is a graded assignment.

1. Evaluate your assigned classmate’s paper according to the following instructions:

FORMAT:

a. Were all required sections included?

b. Were they clearly distinguished from one another?

c. If not, were reasons given for not including some?

FOR EACH SECTION:

SOURCES:

d. Were in-text references used?

e. Were they properly formatted?

f. Were primary sources used?

g. Were they formatted properly?

h. Were sources from our textbook used?

i. Were they formatted properly?

j. Were the length requirements observed?

CONTENT:

k. Did the paper have a thesis and introduction?

l. Was it clear to you?

m. Did each section relate to the thesis? Evaluate by section.

n. If any of the sections did not apply to the paper, was a reason given?

o. Was some form of quantitative reasoning used?

p. If so, did it apply to the thesis?

q. Conclusion: did it accurately summarize the author’s argument?

r. Was a Works Cited page included?

s. Was it properly formatted?

WRITING SKILLS:

t. Evaluate the writing of the paper. The following includes all elements of writing: spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and clarity of expression.

1. Excellent: Virtually error free

2. Very good: Very few insignificant errors

3. Good: Some errors; somewhat distracting

4. Fair: Significant number of writing errors; distracting

5. Poor: Unacceptable level of writing errors