Discussion of Issues and Challenges
· Has a current topic substantial knowledge of critical issues related to the topic and considerable appreciation of the challenges raised by the issues. (5 marks)
· Good knowledge & appreciation (4 marks)
· Adequate knowledge & appreciation (3 marks)
· Weak knowledge and appreciation (2 marks)
· Little knowledge and appreciation (1 mark)
· Not current, no knowledge appreciation ( 0 mark)
Evaluation of the effect of source, context and medium on the reliability of information gathered
· Excellent (4 marks)
· Good (3 marks)
· Unsatisfactory (1-2 marks)
· No evaluation (0 mark)
Organisation
· Introduction, logical sequence of ideas and conclusion ( 3 marks)
· Two of the elements above (2 marks)
· One element (1 mark)
No organ. (0 mark)Delivery (Audibility, fluency, eye contact, body movement, and paralinguistic features such as pauses, throat clearing, pitch etc.
· Clear, audible voice throughout, consistently fluent & confident, excellent paralinguistic control (4 marks)
· Generally speaks with clear, audible voice, mostly fluent and confident, with moderate paralinguistic control (3 marks)
· Often speaks unclearly , hardly fluent/confident, limited paralinguistic control (2 marks)
· Generally speaks unclearly, haltingly and uncertainly, no paralinguistic control (1 mark)
· Does not deliver (0 mark)
Total: 16 marks
