Group Discussion Assement Matrix

CRITERIA	POINTS	SCORE	CRITERIA	POINTS	SCORE
1.INITIATIVE: -Holds group's attention -Forceful, yet persuasive and convincing	10	-	-is listened to indifferently by the group -Makes feeble entry -unable to conclude argument effectively	10	-
2.KNOWLEDGE: -Has his acts right -Bring in relevant and original points	10	-	-Lacks knowledge of the topic -Causes discussion to go off at a tangent	10	-
3. CONTRIBUTION -Adequate, comes in often -Consistency, Reasoning -Sustained to the end	7	-	-Inadequate, speaks just to do his duty -Agrees or disagrees in short abrupt sentences	7	-
4. COMMUNICATION SKILLS - Put across ideas fulently and effectively -Listens attentively	7	-	-Linguistic skills poor -Uninterested, not alive to what is going on	7	-
5.POISE -Is relaxed -Pleasant and friendly	6	-	-Is tense and fidgety -Shows peculiar idiosyncrasies of speech and manner	6	-
TOTAL	40		TOTAL	40

Assessment Criteria

1. INITIATIVE
POSITIVE	NEGATIVE
-Enters in a measured manner and at the correct moment - Holds the audience by being forceful, yet persuasive and convincing - Concludes each argument at the right time and manner	-makes a feeble entry -Becomes unnecessarily aggressive -Does not wait for the correct opportunity to make his point. -Very hesitant about his point of view -Attempts to force down his point of view --Is abrupt in his-exit -gets too long drawn out -falters or loses his confidence -misses his original pointer argument along the way.
2. KNOWLEDGE
POSITIVES	NEGATIVE
-Has his facts right and shows depth of understanding of the subject	-Shows shallow understanding -Reiterates wrong facts -Bombards others with data and confuses the issues at hand.
3. VALUE ADDITION TO THE GROUP
POSITIVE	NEGATIVE
-Consistently makes points that enhance the quality of the discussion -Makes original points that steer the group into discussing other angles to the topic	-Takes the discussion on a tangent by adding irrelevant points -Harps on small point and therefore obscures the critical issues. -Agrees/Disagrees without justification -Shows distinctly uncooperative attitude to the group efforts at discussion.
4. PARTICIPATION
POSITIVE	NEGATIVE
-Comes in often -Is sustained his participation -Shows interest in the group's activities	-Shows interest or involvement in spurts -Displays disinterest or disdain for group's efforts -Speaks only to do his duty -Makes his presence felt unnecessaril