GROUP DISCUSSION SCORING RUBRIC

4 = Very Good 3 = Good 2 = Above Average 1 = Below Average

Rubric for Focus Group 4 3 2 1

Discussion Criteria
1. Team Preparation Team is well-prepared; indicated by
their mastery of the topic and they
are able to share thoughtful
and meaningful opinions.
2. Leader: Leader is highly active, efficient, and
Professionalism in: professional in starting, moderating,
●Starting, and closing the discussion.
●Moderating, and
●Closing
3. Participants: Participants actively contribute to
Level of Engagement in the discussion by sharing
Sharing Opinions high-quality ideas and giving
constructive comments.
4. Participants: Participants efficiently and
Level of Engagement in effectively show objections to
Sharing Objections others’ opinions.
5. Critical Thinking Team clearly shows critical thinking.
Team is prepared. They are ready
with the topic and share good
supports and/or evidences to
their opinions.
Leader is active, efficient, and
professional in starting,
moderating, and closing the
discussion.
Participants mostly contribute to
the discussion by giving
good ideas and comments.
Participants are mostly efficient
and effective in showing
objections to others’
opinions.
Team occasionally shows critical
thinking.
Team is quite prepared. They seem
quite familiar with the topic and
they are able to show enough
knowledge of the topic and share
good opinions.
Leader is quite active, efficient,
and professional in starting,
moderating, and closing the
discussion.
Participants occasionally
contribute to the discussions.
Participants are occasionally
efficient and effective in showing
objections to others’ opinions.
Team rarely shows critical thinking.
Team is not prepared. They show
little-to-no knowledge of the
topic and they seem confused
with the topic.
Leader is not active, efficient, and
professional in starting,
moderating, and closing the
discussion.
Participants seem lost, unfocused
and passive.
Participants are rarely efficient
and effective in showing
objections to others’ opinions.
Team is not critical.

6. Use of Expressions and Team fluently and consistently uses Team mostly uses the useful Team occasionally uses the useful Team never or seldom uses the
Language of Discussion: the useful expressions and language expressions and language during expressions and language in useful expressions and language
(phrases of asking during the discussion. the discussion. contributing in the discussion. in the discussion.
questions, answering
questions, interrupting,
asking for clarifications,
inviting others to
contribute, agreeing,
disagreeing, etc.)
7. Team Assertiveness Team shows strong assertive Team shows enough assertive Team attempts to show assertive Team is too passive and/or
and Enthusiasm behaviour during the discussion and behaviour during the discussion behaviour, but occasional passivity aggressive during the discussion.
strong enthusiasm over topic. and enthusiasm over and aggressive behaviours occur Team shows no enthusiasm over
topic. during the discussion. Team shows the topic.
enough enthusiasm over topic.
8. Team Etiquette Team interactions show respect and Team interactions show respect Team interactions show enough Team interactions show
sensitivity to members’ genders, and interest in the viewpoints of respect and interest in the disrespect in the viewpoints of
cultural and linguistic other members. viewpoints of other members. other members
background, political and
religious beliefs.
9. Team Non-verbal Team shows effective and Team shows good facial Team shows enough facial Team shows weak and
Gestures professional facial expressions, expressions, gestures, expressions, gestures, appearance, unprofessional facial expressions,
gestures, appearance, and vocal appearance, and vocal and vocal characteristics. gestures, appearance, and vocal
characteristics. characteristics. characteristics.
10. Others: All the 3 aspects are conducted Only 2 aspects run well. Only 1 aspect runs well. None of the aspect runs well.
● Time professionally:
Management, ● Team finishes the discussion on
● Role Division, time and manages to sum up the
● Participation discussion clearly.
● Each team member holds his/her
role professionally.
● There is equal
distribution of time
among participants, no dominant
participant.
Total Score 24 12
Total score : 36

Comment :

1. Team preparation : I think they did a great job. And we knew they have mastered the material
2. Leader in professionalism : I think Jessica already did a good job for being the moderator because she can moderate the content very
calmly and also engaging and interact with the participant to
3. Level of Engagement in Sharing Opinions : We think they already give a good sharing opinion and also they can deliver the information
very well
4. Level of Engagement in Sharing Objections : we also think that they already give a good objection to the other participant's opinion and
make sense.
5. Critical thinking : We think they already apply critical thinking in their video and did it well.
6. Use of Expressions and Language of Discussion : They often showed their expression which makes it interesting to watch
7. Team Assertiveness and Enthusiasm : They have already shown their enthusiasm in a good way. The team has responded to the others'
opinions well.
8. Team Etiquette : In their video they already give a good example of great etiquette. We can see from their background when presenting
and also when they express their opinion on the discussion.
9. Team Non-verbal Gestures : I think they have a good facial expression, and vocal characteristics. We can see it from the way they talk to
each other in the video.
10. Time Management,Role Division, Participation : They have applied all the aspects in a good way also they already summarize their topic
11. Overall : overall we think that they already did a great job doing the task given, they can express their opinion and also their objection
clearly. Also they already understand the topic and master the topic well, they also have a good moderator so that the participant and
the viewer can enjoy and understand the topic. But our evaluation for them is they need to change their thumbnail so their video is
engaging for others.