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Overall Presentation

Organized in logical, chronological order.  Hypothesis and methods clearly defined; conclusion provided. Hypothesis and conclusion address data. Neat with photos and diagrams included in discussion of each site. All work presented in a professional manner.

All work completed in a professional manner. Complete information but poorly organized. Lack of discussion of methods or site data.

Incomplete and/or inaccurate information and lacking organization. Disjointed and not easily understood.

Primary Forest, Artificial Edge, Natural Edge Areas Report

All photos include captions. Discussion, Answered all questions in complete sentences. Samples included and described. Diagrams included with captions. Informative and easily understood.

All photos included. All questions answered correctly in discussion. Sample specimens were described. Limited discussion. Limited diagrams. Easily understood but lacking information.

Incomplete photos at site. Questions incorrect or unsupported in discussion. No samples included or described. Lacking breath and depth of information for ease of understanding.

Timeliness

All group work prepared and discussed ahead of time, and submitted for oral presentation on July 19, 2001

All work submitted on July 19, 2001. Group work not discussed or prepared prior to oral presentation.

Project work submitted after July 19, 2001.

Grammar and Punctuation

All work presented grammatically correct, both orally and in written form. Correct punctuation.

Work presented with few grammatical and punctuation errors.

Work poorly presented with many grammatical and punctuation errors.

Graphics Presentation

Powerful visual displays used.

Data adequately displayed, but lacking visual expression.

Missing data or incorrect data. Few or no visuals.

Neatness

All work neatly presented in an acceptable manner with attention to detail.

All work neatly presented, somewhat lacking in detail.

Some work handwritten and/or messy. Limited detail.

References

All references correctly cited in paper, and listed in bibliography.

Information not cited, but listed in bibliography.

Some references missing, and not cited in bibliography.

Group Dynamics

Team members worked well together, consistent with the group’s objective. All work shared equally.

Worked well with others, however, some group work independent of others. Work not equally shared by group members.

Uncooperative. Work not equally shared by group members. Group did not work well together.