13  Oral Presentation

The presentation will be assessed on both content and delivery, and in both respects the stipulated learning criteria should be kept in consideration. The content of the presentation can be on any subject that relates to your placement and experiences during the course. This includes your Special Project, as long as the presentation provides more depth and information than was included in the written report and allows additional learning criteria to be assessed.

Here are some suggested topics for the presentation:

  1. Your special project
  2. Your strengths and weakness and development in the classroom
  3. How to enhance the science curriculum for
  4. An examination of one hour in the classroom
  5. The role of IT and the Internet in the classroom
  6. Motivating underachievers
  7. Is mathematics in school irrelevant?
  8. Teaching is a demanding and undervalued vocation.

The primary elements on which this presentation should be assessed are:

Delivery:

  1. Level of preparation
  2. Clarity of delivery
  3. Evidence of acquired public speaking/teaching skills
  4. Evidence of acquired ability to plan and deliver material for peer-presentation

Content:

  1. Detail of progress made during the course
  2. Critical self-evaluation of employability skills gained
  3. Examples of mistakes made and how they were improved on
  4. Description of Special Project delivered
  5. Examples of feedback from pupils and successful interaction with them

The presentation will be given in front of your course co-ordinator and other undergraduates who have also participated in the course.