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FEA Conference - Research to Reality Competition

Overview

In this group competition, chapters will form a group of 4-6 members and develop a PowerPoint presentation to provide information which highlights how clubs, sports and other extracurricular programs impact student learning and development. Groups will showcase their presentation to the judges without reading through the slides. The topic of this year’s competition is: how can setting goals in education help students achieve academic and personal success?

Topic: How can setting goals in education help students achieve academic and personal success?

Guidelines

  • Groups should be comprised of 4-6 students (and students who are participating in the individual competitions cannot participate in this group competition).
  • Each school may submit one presentation, and the presentations must be created by the students.
  • Collaborate as a chapter to highlight how clubs, sports and other extracurricular programs impact student learning and development.
  • Use the information collected in the research to create a persuasive PowerPoint presentation.
  • The PowerPoint presentation should deliver the chapter’s research findings.
  • Length: 5-25 slides; points will be deducted for PowerPoint presentations that do not meet the length requirement.
  • Include a title slide with the title of your project and school name.
  • Include a credits slide with the student creators, sponsoring teacher(s), and the source of any non-original, multimedia elements (images and sounds).
  • Include cited references and a work cited slide (MLA, APA or Chicago style are acceptable).
  • ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ judges will score the presentation using the rubric below.
  • Items to be submitted by November 13th: PowerPoint

ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ Education Research Competition Rubric

Scoring Information
Points Available Accomplished - 4 points Commendable - 3 points Developing - 2 points Needs Improvement  - 1 point
Content The content of the
slides reflects
professional-caliber
thoroughness. The
images and text are
expertly leveraged to
share research and
recommendations.		 The content of the
slides reflects
student-level quality.
The images and text
show a commitment
to sharing facts and
recommendations.		 The content of the
slides reflects
compliance. The
images and text are
used at a basic level,
which is not effective
for sharing facts and
recommendations.		 The content of the
slides reflects an
inconsistent focus.
The images and text
distract the audience
from the facts and
recommendations.
Insight The presentation
reflects in-depth
understanding and
striking insight into
all elements of the
issue. The depth of
research is apparent
throughout the
presentation.		 The presentation
offers useful ideas
that warrant further
exploration. The
presentation
explores many but
not all elements of
the issue.		 The presentation
offers basic ideas
that would have
benefited from much
further research. The
presentation does
not explore many
elements of the
issue.		 The presentation
offers ideas that are
flawed or partially
developed. The
presentation is
incomplete.
Research The presentation
makes informed,
evidence-based
recommendations by
referencing at least
three well-chosen
sources of
information.		 The presentation
makes informed,
evidence-based
recommendations by
referencing two well chosen sources of
information.		 The presentation
makes recommendations by
referencing one
source of
information.		 The paper makes
limited or no
connections to
relevant research.
Impact The presentation’s
professional-caliber
and highly persuasive
exploration of the
issue and explanation
of recommendations
delivers maximum
impact and
understanding.		 The presentation’s
student-level quality
and the explanation
of the issue and recommendations
results in understanding.		 The presentation
demonstrates effort.
The issues and
recommendations
are not fully developed and distract from the
overall understanding.		 The presentation
demonstrates inconsistent effort.
The issues and
recommendations
are poorly developed
resulting in a lack of
understanding

 

Is the PowerPoint presentation between 5-25 slides? YES or NO (If no, subtract 2 points from total score.)