Grading Rubric for Power Point Project Based on Mayers

Principles
Grade Level: Middle School
Objective: Students will create a Power Point presentation explaining the
states of matter and how matter changes.
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Narration

Images/Text

Content

Interactivity

Narration is
used in place of
unnecessary on
screen text.
Narrators
voice is a
human voice
with a standard
accent spoken
in
conversational
style. Speakers
image is absent
from slides.
Pictures and
text are
present. Text
is located on/
or near picture
representation.
Pictures/
narration are
synchronized.
No unnecessary
pictures or
text are
present.
Content is
segmented into
sections.
Multiple forms
of pre-teaching
are present or
available.
Content is
accurate and
presented in a
logical manner.

Viewer is able

On most slides,
narration is used
in place of
unnecessary on
screen text.
Narrators voice
is a human voice
with a standard
with little to no
accent spoken.
Speakers image
is absent from
most slides.

Little to no
narration is used
in place of
screen text.
When narration
is used,
narrators voice
is robotic.

Narration is
absent from slide
show.

Pictures and
text are present
on most slides.
Text is located
on/ or near
picture
representation.
Pictures/
narration are
synchronized.
Some
unnecessary
pictures or text
are present.
Content is
segmented into
sections. Some
form of preteaching is
present. Content
is accurate, but
pertinent
information is
missing.
Information is
presented in a
logical manner.
Viewer is able to

Pictures and text

are present on
some slides. Text
is located in an
illogical location.
Pictures/
narration do not
correspond to
one another.
Unnecessary
pictures and/or
text are present.

Text is present,
but pictures are
lacking on most
slides.
Pictures/narration
do not correspond
to one another.
Unnecessary
pictures and/or
text are present
on most slides.

Content is
somewhat
segmented into
sections. There
is a lack of preteaching.
Content is
partially
accurate.
Information is
presented in a
confusing
manner.
Viewer is able to

Content is not
segmented. Preteaching is not
present. Content
has
misinformation as
well as missing
information.
Information is
presented in a
confusing manner.

Presentation is

to control
presentation
rate. Cues are
present
throughout
presentation.

control
presentation
rate. Cues are
present on most
slides.

control
presentation, but
cues are not
present.

ongoing with no
ability to control
rate. Cues are not
present.

Principles Addressed:
1. Multimedia Principle- Deeper meaning is constructed from pictures
and words that from words alone.
2. Modality Principle- Narration is used in place of on screen text.
3. Redundancy Principle- When narration is present, on screen text is
absent, lacking redundancy.
4. Spatial Contiguity Principle- Text is near picture representations.
5. Temporal Contiguity Principle- Pictures and text are synchronized
(happen at the same time, or simultaneously).
6. Extraneous Sounds, Pictures, Etc.- Unnecessary pictures, sounds, or
text is not present. Presentation is focused and represents only the
core message.
7. Interactivity Principle- Viewer has the ability to control the
presentation rate (pause, go back, play, etc.)
8. Signaling Principle- Words or narration includes cues letting the
viewer know what is coming up next.
9. Segmenting Principle- Content is chunked into sections or segments.
10. Pre-Teaching Principle- Some form of pre-teaching or background
information is available.
11. Personalization Principle- Narration is presented in a conversational
style.
12. Voice Principle- Narrators voice is human with a standard accent.
13. Image Principle- Speakers image is not present throughout
presentation.