COMMUNICATION SKILLS EVALUATION RUBRIC
Criteria Unacceptable (1) Marginal (2) Good (3)
Speech is
somewhat clear Speech is generally
Speech is unclear,
Clarity and but lacks clear and easy to
difficult to follow, and
Coherence coherence in follow with minor
lacks organization.
places, making it lapses in coherence.
hard to follow.
Pronunciation and
Pronunciation and intonation are Pronunciation is clear
Pronunciation intonation inconsistent, with minor errors,
and Intonation significantly hinder occasionally and intonation is
understanding. hindering mostly appropriate.
understanding.
Speech is extremely
Speech is hesitant Speech is mostly
hesitant and
with some pauses fluent with occasional
Fluency fragmented, with
or repetitions, pauses or
frequent pauses or
affecting fluency. hesitations.
repetitions.
Uses basic
Limited vocabulary; Demonstrates a good
vocabulary with
Vocabulary and uses simple or range of vocabulary
some repetition or
Range incorrect words that with minor errors or
errors, limiting
limit communication. repetition.
expression.
Several
Some grammatical
Frequent grammatical grammatical
Grammar and errors, but they do
errors make errors that
Sentence not interfere with
communication occasionally
Structure overall
difficult or unclear. hinder
communication.
understanding.
Minimal Generally engages
Little or no attempt to
engagement or with the audience
Engagement and engage with the
responses to and responds
Interaction audience or respond
questions, lacking appropriately to
to questions.
interaction. questions.
Reads the entire Frequently reads
Refers to the visual
content of the visual from the visual
aid occasionally but
Use of Visual Aids aid, making the aid, with some
does not rely heavily
presentation attempt to
on reading.
monotonous. paraphrase.
Note: The rubric
evaluates both
language aspects
(pronunciation,
vocabulary, grammar)
and communication
skills (fluency, clarity,
engagement), with a
focus on effective use
of visual aids in
presentations.
RUBRIC
Excellent (4)
Speech is clear,
well-organized, and
easy to follow
throughout.
Pronunciation is
clear and accurate;
intonation is natural
and enhances
communication.
Speech is fluent and
confident with
minimal or no
hesitation.
Uses a wide range
of vocabulary
accurately and
appropriately,
enriching
communication.
Virtually no
grammatical errors;
sentences are well-
structured and
varied.
Actively engages
with the audience,
responds
thoughtfully to
questions, and
invites further
interaction.
Uses the visual aid
as a guide,
engaging the
audience with
minimal reliance on
reading.