STAT 583: Advanced Theory of Statistical Inference

Spring Quarter 1998

Class Project: Peer Evaluation/Rating of Talks

I will ask each of you to rate the other talks during Spring quarter -- just as I will also do. The plan is to proceed as follows: you will give points from 1 to 10 (1 being poor or unsatisfactory; 10 being excellent or superb) for the following 12 questions/items (A - L), and will give one-sentence responses for items M and N.

Combined responses from the class will be shared with the speaker, but will otherwise be available only to the instructor.

• Was the talk designed for the audience?
• Was the speaker well-prepared?
• If the speaker used slides, were they clear and legible?
  If the speaker used the blackboard, was his or her writing legible?
• Was the speaker's voice understandable -- sufficiently loud, clear, and well - paced (not too fast or too slow)?
• Was the speaker enthusiastic?
• Did the speaker look at the audience?
• Did the speaker seem relaxed and in control of the material (or did the speaker fidget with the slides or pointer).
• Did the speaker finish on time?
• Were questions answered well (courteously, concisely, accurately)?
• Was the talk interesting? Did you learn something new?
• How would you rate the depth or difficulty of the material covered?
• How would you rate this talk in terms of research potential (opportunity for further work)?
• What did you like most about the talk? (One sentence.)
• On what aspect of the talk should the speaker work to improve? (One sentence.)