Oral History Rubric

Score Content Questioning Technical Quality
4
  • Interviewer was focused on a specific era or event
  • Interviewer demonstrated thorough research and preparation
  • Interviewer’s choice of subject was appropriate
  • Interview had a lot of good, interesting details and facts
  • Interviewer asked good introductory questions
  • Interviewer followed up statements made by interviewee with good focused questions
  • Interviewer kept interviewee focused on era or event agreed upon
  • Interviewer was courteous and demonstrated interest
  • Good sound and clear pictures if appropriate
3
  • Interviewer was focused on a specific era or event
  • Interviewer demonstrated research and preparation
  • Interviewer choice of subject was appropriate
  • Interview had details and facts
  • Interviewer asked introductory questions
  • Interviewer followed up statements made by interviewee with questions
  • Interviewer kept interview focused most of the time
  • Interviewer was courteous and appeared interested
  • Good sound and clear pictures if appropriate
2
  • Interviewer needed focus
  • Interviewer demonstrated lack of research and preparation
  • Interviewer’s choice of subject was inappropriate
  • Interview lacked details and interesting facts
  • Interviewer asked poor or too few introductory questions
  • Interviewer did not follow up statements wih good questions
  • Interviewer was unfocused
  • Interviewer appeared uninterested or not courteous
  • Poor sound or picture quality
1
  • Interviewer needed focus
  • Interviewer demonstrated no research and preparation
  • Choice of subject was inappropriate
  • No details or new facts
  • Interviewer asked no introductory questions
  • No follow-up questions
  • Interview was unfocused and wandered
  • Interviewer was discourteous or uninterested
  • Poor sound or picture quality