PowerPoint Presentation Guide

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Scoring Directions

• Look closely at Deadlines!

• Scored by CRA• Observation, Justification/Background Research, Research Question, Hypotheses,

Variables, Procedures, & References will be scored by CRA for a total of 37 points.

• To pass you will need to receive at least 30 out of 37 points AND have been approved.

• Scored by Symposium Judge• Title, Results, Data Analysis, Conclusion, & Presentation Skills will be scored at

symposium for a total of 22 points.

• To pass you will need to receive at least 18 out of 22 points.

Project Title

• 3 points, scored by symposium judges• Should condense the project’s content into a complete statement and/or question.

• No spelling errors• No abbreviations• No technical jargon

• Matches your Research Question.• Clearly defines the purpose of your project.• This slide should also contain:

• Your/Group Names• School Name• Region • HSTA Teacher Name

Ethics and Safety Contracts

• 2 points, scored by CRA

• Ethics Contact Link: https://redcap.wvctsi.org/redcap/surveys/?s=87YLMDMAN8

• Safety Lab Contract: https://redcap.wvctsi.org/redcap/surveys/?s=XDFDCMYYPK

Day of Week Due Date:

Monday 10-22-18

Tuesday 10-23-18

Wednesday 10-24-18

Thursday 10-25-18

Friday 10-26-18

Observation

• 3 points, scored by CRA• Problem is clearly stated on the observation slide.

• Explains why this project is important to the community in which you live.

• Explains why you chose this project and why it is important to you.

• Tips• What is the problem you are trying to address?

• Why is this a problem?

• Why is this problem important to you?

• Tell us about your idea for a project and how it connects to the problem statement? Your project idea should set out to solve or better understand the problem.

• Why is your topic important to your community?

• How will this project idea help improve your community?

Justification/Background Research

• 5 Points, scored by CRA• Background research should lead you into your research question.

• This section should be 2 or more slides.

• Previous background research on observation explained.

• Research referenced using correct in text APA citations.

• At least two facts from each research source.

• Highlighting not narrating.• Not in paragraph.

• Limited quotes.

• In bulleted formation.

• Do not plagiarize.

Research Question

• 4 points, scored by CRA• Question aligns w/ problem statement and clarifies intent of experimental

design and procedure.• Your question must be focused and specific

• Your question must be researchable.

• Your question must be measureable. You must be able to answer the question with your project and research.

• You must include a sentence explaining how your question will improve your community

Hypothesis

• 4 points, scored by CRA• Based on research question.

• States the relationship between the independent and dependent variables.• (How will the dependent variable be affected by changes in the independent variable?).

• Used background information to help explain your hypothesis.

• Null Hypothesis stated correctly.

Variables

• 4 points, scored by CRA• Correct Independent variable

• Correct Dependent variable• Correct Control

• (if you don’t have a control, say no control)

• Correct Constant variables

Procedure 11 points, scored by CRAPrevalence Intervention Human Experiment Experiment

Procedures provided a clear description of

the project

Procedures provided a clear description of

the project

Procedures provided a clear description of

the project

Procedures provided a clear description of

the project

Procedures were numbered Procedures were numbered Procedures were numbered Procedures were numbered

Procedures identified all safety precautions

(including how participants' identity will be

kept confidential)

Procedures identified all safety precautions

(including how participants' identity would

be kept confidential)

Procedures identified all safety precautions

(including how participants' identity would

be kept confidential)

Procedures identified all safety precautions

Procedures explained who the study

population was

Procedures explained who the study

population was

Procedures explained who the study

population was

Procedures explained what plant, natural

resource, invertebrate (other) the project

was experimenting with

Procedures explained what the study

population did

Procedures explained details of the of the

intervention

Procedures explained what the study

population did

Procedures explained details of the

experimental environment and/or change in

environment (if you have more than one

experimental group explain differences

among all groups)

Procedures explained how at least 100

participants were recruited

Procedures explained how at least 25

participants were recruited

Procedures explained how at least 25

participants were recruited for EACH group

(experimental and control)

Procedures included a control group

Procedures included a copy of the

measurement tools (Example:

Survey/observation sheet)

Procedures included a copy of the pre and

post measurement tools (Example:

Survey/observation sheet)

Procedures included a copy of the

measurement tools (Example:

Survey/observation sheet)

Procedures included a list of materials

Procedures included a participant cover

letter explaining the project

Procedures included a participant cover

letter explaining the project

Procedures included a participant cover

letter explaining the project

Procedures explained that there were at least

5 replications per experimental group

Procedures included a copy of the data

collection sheet

Procedures included a copy of the data

collection sheet

Procedures included a copy of the data

collection sheet

Procedures included a copy of the data

collection sheet

Procedures explained how data was

collected

Procedures explained how pre and post data

was collected

Procedures explained how data was

collected

Procedures explained how data was

collected

Procedures included how data will be

analyzed

Procedures included how data will be

analyzed

Procedures included how data would be

analyzed

Procedures included how data would be

analyzed

Results

• 5 points, scored by symposium judge• Data presented matches research question.

• Results must include descriptive statistics (averages, percentages, etc.)

• Displays pictures of research study.

• Must include graphs/charts that are properly labeled.

• Results in graphs/charts explained well.

Data Analysis

• 3 points, scored by symposium judge• Selected a statistical test that helps you to test the hypothesis.

• You need to explain why you used that test to test the hypothesis.

• You need to explain the statistical significance of the statistical test.

Conclusion

• 5 points, scored by symposium judge• Include an accurate summary of the project.• Interpret the data and state if the data supported/rejected the hypothesis.• Answer the research question.• Discusses limitations of project

• The limitations of the study are those characteristics of design or methodology that impacted or influenced the application or interpretation of the results of your study. They are the constraints on generalizability and utility of findings that are the result of the ways in which you chose to design the study and/or the method used to establish internal and external validity. Keep in mind that acknowledgement of a study's limitations is an opportunity to make suggestions for further research.

• Discusses possible solutions to your limitations.

• Discuss how you would implement change and/or bring awareness to your community.

Reference List

• 4 points, scored by CRA• 4 or more academic references used in background present.

• These references were used in background slides.

• ONLY in-text citations should be included as full references in reference list.

• References were in correct APA format.

• References were listed in alphabet order with hanging indents.

Reminders for Symposium

• 6 points, scored by symposium judge• You will be given points for overall presentation for the following:

• Speaking slowly and clearly.

• Answering question with confidence.

• Not reading your slides word for word.• Used presentation and/or note cards for support.

• No spelling and grammar errors.

• You will also be given points for your overall use of PowerPoint including:• Background color/animation easy to watch

• Text size and font consistency