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Rubric for Interview

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Labeling The student put the date, The student included the The student included the The student forgot to put the
place of the interview, date, place of the date of the interview and full date of the interview OR the
and the full name of the interview, and the full name of the person being full name of the person being
person being interviewed name of the person being interviewed on the interviewed on the videotape,
on the report. interviewed on the report. videotape, audiotape, or audiotape, or report.
report.

Follow-up The student listened The student listened The student asked a couple The student did not ask any
Questions carefully to the person carefully to the person of follow-up questions based follow-up questions based on
being interviewed and being interviewed and on what s/he thought the what the person said.
asked several relevant asked a couple of relevant person said.
follow-up questions follow-up questions based
based on what the person on what the person said.
said.

Note taking The interviewer took The interviewer took The interviewer took notes The interviewer took no notes
occasional notes during occasional notes during during the interview, but did during or after the interview.
the interview, but usually the interview, but usually so in a way that interrupted
maintained focus on the maintained focus on the the \"flow\" of the interview.
person rather than the person rather than the Additional notes may, or
notes. Notes were added notes. No additional notes may not, have been taken.
to immediately after the were taken.
interview so facts were
not lost.

Videography Video does not Video does not rock/shake Video has a little rocking or The video rocks/shakes often
rock/shake and the focus and the focus is adequate shaking, but the focus is OR the focus is not adequate.
is excellent throughout. throughout. Both the excellent throughout. The The sound quality is poor
Both the interviewer and interviewer and the person person being interviewed making it hard to
the person being being interviewed can be can be heard/understood hear/understand the person
interviewed can be heard/understood very very clearly on the tape but being interviewed.
heard/understood very clearly on the tape but the interviewer\'s voice is
clearly on the video with there is some wind or not easily heard.
no background noise. background noise.
Report Writing The report is well The report is well The report contains accurate The report is lacking facts and
organized and contains organized and contains quotations and facts taken quotations from the interview
accurate quotations and accurate facts taken from from the interview. OR the quotes and facts are
facts taken from the the interview. not accurately reported.
interview.