Performance Task in DIASS

Goal: To propose activities such as goal setting, time management, and development of study habits to
address the issue of students’ failure in academics.

Role: You are a personnel of the Office of Guidance and Counseling.

Audience: Students of your school.

Situation: Your school president has observed that there is an increasing number of student who failed at
least on subject in the quarter. He called his school officials for a meeting. He tasked your department to
develop a guidance program that focuses on assisting the students to perform well in their studies. As the
school counselor, you propose that the program should have activities such as goal setting, time management,
and development of study habits. Since it seeks to help students in their difficulties, you are required to prepare
a PowerPoint presentation to be submitted to your Guidance Head, the Student Affairs Office, and the
President’s Office. The program should be sufficient in content – which includes an introduction, rationale,
activities with objectives and instructions, and recommendations.

Product: PowerPoint Presentation

Grading Rubric for PowerPoint
CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 Points
Effectiveness Project includes all Project includes most Project is missing more Project is lacking
material needed to gain material needed to gain than two key elements. several key elements
a comfortable a comfortable and has inaccuracies.
understanding of the understanding of the
topic. material but is lacking
one or two key
elements.

Sequencing of Information is Most information is Some information is There is no clear plan

Information organized in a clear, organized in a clear, logically sequenced. An for the organization of
logical way. It is easy to logical way. One slide occasional slide or item information.
anticipate the type of or item of information of information seems
material that might be seems out of place. out of place.
on the next slide.

Originality Presentation shows Presentation shows Presentation shows an Presentation is a

considerable originality some originality and attempt at originality rehash of other
and inventiveness. The inventiveness. The and inventiveness on people's ideas and/or
content and ideas are content and ideas are 1-2 slides. graphics and shows
presented in a unique presented in an very little attempt at
and interesting way. interesting way. original thought.

Spelling and Presentation has no Presentation has 1-2 Presentation has 1-2 Presentation has more
Grammar misspellings or misspellings, but no grammatical errors but than 2 grammatical
grammatical errors. grammatical errors. no misspellings. and/or spelling errors.

Use of Graphics All graphics are A few graphics are not All graphics are Several graphics are
attractive (size and attractive but all attractive but a few do unattractive AND
colors) and support the support the not seem to support detract from the
theme/content of the theme/content of the the theme/content of content of the
presentation. presentation. the presentation. presentation.

Organization PowerPoint contains a PowerPoint contains a PowerPoint contains PowerPoint contains

minimum of 10 slides. minimum of 10 slides. fewer than 10 slides, or fewer than 10 slides
All parts of the task are All parts of the task are some slides designed and is missing several
completed fully and completed partially and do not support the parts of the task. Slides
support the support the theme/content of the designed do not
theme/content of the theme/content of the presentation. support the
presentation. presentation. theme/content of the
presentation.

Sources All sources (information All sources (information All sources (information Some sources are not
and graphics) are and graphics) are and graphics) are accurately
accurately documented accurately accurately documented.
in the desired format. documented, but one is documented, but two or
not in the desired more are not in the
format. desired format.