Assessment
Rubric for Entry Level Benchmark Competency
Module 103: Preparing and Presenting an Effective Interpretive
Talk
Demonstrates
certification standards: The interpretive presentation
is...
1)
successful as a catalyst in creating opportunities for
the audience to form their own intellectual and emotional
connections with meanings/significance inherent in the
resource;
AND
2) appropriate for the audience, and provides a clear
focus for their connection with the resource(s) by demonstrating
the cohesive development of a relevant idea or ideas,
rather than relying primarily on a recital of a chronological
narrative or a series of related facts.
Descriptors:
Communicates an appropriate depth and amount of
relevant information
Communicates
an understanding of resources/park story/national
significance
Provides
a balance of facts and acknowledges context and multiple
points of view
Uses
park resources appropriately to create context and
support content
Presents
talk in an engaging manner appropriate to the audience
and the context
Demonstrates
creativity
Uses
appropriate logistics
Encourages
or moves audience toward higher-level concepts, such
as resource protection, stewardship, and global issues
as appropriate
Approaching
certification standards: The interpretive presentation
may be...
1) successful as a catalyst in creating opportunities
for the audience to form their own intellectual and
emotional connections with meanings/significance inherent
in the resource;
OR
2) appropriate for the audience, and provides a clear
focus for their connection with the resource(s) by demonstrating
the cohesive development of a relevant idea or ideas,
rather than relying primarily on a recital of a chronological
narrative or a series of related facts;
OR NEITHER.
Descriptors:
Communicates an inappropriate depth and amount of
relevant information
Partially
communicates an understanding of resources/park
story/national significance
Attempts to provide a balance of facts but insufficiently
acknowledges context and multiple points of view
Insufficiently uses park resources to create context
and support content
Talk presented in a less than engaging manner
or one inappropriate to the audience or context
Logistics are not always appropriate
Insufficiently encourages or moves audience towards
higher level concepts, such as: resource protection;
stewardship; and global issues as appropriate
