Judging
Once the research paper and the portfolio have been turned in, the student is given a week, give or take a few days, to prepare a presentation speech. The presentation usually accounts for a large proportion of the overall project grade. In order to be successful in such a presentation, one must meet the time requirements that have been set, have a clear visual aid, and the speech must have some organization. Students present their projects before the aforesaid judges, which usually five or more are present. Each gives their own opinion and grade. Also present are the other students who will be presenting and are grouped in a similar category. Also present may be junior observers, who wish to catch a glimpse of presentation procedure. Once graded, faculty members in charge of senior projects will review the scores and remove the highest and lowest scores to remove any possible bias. This average is then averaged out with the portfolio and research paper grades.
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