STUDENT NAME: STUDENT NUMBER: MARKER NAME:

Categorical CONTENT PRESENTATION SKILLS FORMAT

Description 1. Accessibility to a lay audience includes simplicity 1. Delivery & diction includes clarity of tone, volume, 1. Assignment brief
of language, ‘story’ told, general interest speed, articulation; no hesitation or pauses 2. Takeaway message
2. Description of data includes accessible 2. Knowledge of content 3. Sections include background, study methods, study
description of key data trends and/or relationships 3. Timekeeping includes length of podcast, balance results, implications and conclusions
ECL9002 Portfolio assessment: PODCAST markscheme
Degree Level
Categorical
between variables between timing of sections 4. Logical flow
3. Explanation of statistics includes accessible
Mark (%)

explanation of key results including suitability /

robustness of analyses
4. Errors and mistakes includes facts, terminology,
grammar, referencing

95, Outstanding ▢ Very good / excellent / outstanding ▢ Very good / excellent / outstanding delivery & ▢ Follows the assignment brief closely with all
100 accessibility to a lay audience with simple diction required content
language and a compelling story ▢ Clear knowledge of content with clear ability to ▢ Single, clear takeaway message / result
Distinction

82, Excellent ▢ Very good / excellent / outstanding expand on content ▢ All sections present and in good balance
88 description of data ▢ Very good / excellent / outstanding timekeeping ▢ Very good / excellent / outstanding logical flow
▢ Very good / excellent / outstanding between sections
explanation of statistics
72,
▢ No errors or mistakes
75, Very Good
78
68 Good ▢ Good accessibility to a lay audience with ▢ Good delivery & diction: minor hesitations or ▢ Mostly follows the assignment brief with most
relatively simple language and a clear story pauses required content
▢ Good description of data, may be minor ▢ Good knowledge of podcast content, showing ▢ Single takeaway message / result but marginally
inaccuracies or somewhat unclear some ability to expand lacking in clarity
Merit

65 ▢ Good explanation of statistics, may be ▢ All sections present and in mostly good balance
▢ Good timekeeping: some imbalance between
minor inaccuracies or somewhat unclear timing of sections ▢ Good logical flow between sections
▢ Minor errors or mistakes
62

58 Acceptable ▢ Accessibility to a lay audience uses some ▢ Adequate delivery & diction: may have unclear ▢ Generally follows the assignment brief but some
jargon or technical language, some attempt to speech, clear pauses in delivery inadequate content
tell a story. ▢ Minor lapses in knowledge of presentation ▢ Multiple, or unclear, takeaway message / result
▢ Description of data uses jargon, contains content and partial ability to expand may have unclear description, errors in presentation
Pass

55 some inaccuracies or is unclear in places ▢ Adequate timekeeping: may be too short or too ▢ Most sections present, may be imbalanced
▢ Explanation of statistics uses jargon, long, clear imbalance between timing of sections ▢ Poor logical flow
contains some inaccuracies or is unclear in
places
52 Weak ▢ Some errors or mistakes
48 Marginal Fail ▢ Accessibility to a lay audience is poor, with ▢ Poor delivery & diction: may have very unclear ▢ Assignment brief not followed, missing content
no story and difficult to follow speech, sustained pauses in delivery ▢ Completely unclear takeaway message / result
▢ Description of data heavily uses jargon, ▢ Major lapses in knowledge of presentation ▢ Key sections missing, significant imbalance
contains inaccuracies or is unclear content and inability to expand between sections
Fail

45 Absolute Fail ▢ Explanation of statistics heavily uses jargon, ▢ Inadequate timekeeping: significantly too short ▢ Very poor logical flow: may move back and forth
contains inaccuracies or is unclear or too long, major imbalance between timing of between sections
▢ Frequent errors or mistakes sections
42
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