CATEGORY 4 : RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT Ms QuahLH

PRELIMINARY ROUND POTENTIAL ORAL PRESENTATION

POSSIBLE RESOURCES board games books/ posters lesson packages prototypes discussion forums interviewsrecipes comics / illustrations online games/ phone apps

RUBRIC FOR PRELIM JUDGING 2014 Cat 4 Prelim Rubric 2014 Cat 4 Prelim Rubric

POTENTIAL OF PROJECT objectives target audience research creativity usefulness methodology

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES specificrelevantfocused

ADVICE ON TOPIC  Narrow your topic – make it specific  Focus – a particular aspect, a particular time period, a particular place etc  Ensure that your objectives are in alignment with your topic

An example GENERAL TOPIC Problem Gambling Limit topic based on guidelines -Narrowing down based on aspects of topic: Prevention & Intervention SPECIFIC TOPIC Prevention and Intervention Strategies to Tackle Problem of Gambling

TARGET AUDIENCE Ensure that your audience is appropriately identified

ADVICE ON TARGET AUDIENCE specific  Be as specific as you can  An example Topic : Gambling Target Audience Target Audience : All Singaporeans Advice Advice : better to identify a particular age group / income group / gender etc Improved Improved : retired Singaporeans in their sixties

RESEARCH To ascertain feasibility of project NEEDS ANALYSIS -Interviews -Surveys / Questionnaires -Straw polls -Focus groups -Observation READINGS & REVIEWS -Related literature on topic / methodology -Review existing resources/projects

CREATIVITY  Have similar resource packages been created? ORIGINAL AUTHENTIC  Make sure your resource package ideas are ORIGINAL & AUTHENTIC How does the resource package differ or stand out from existing ones?

USEFULNESS  Suitability of resources for use by target audience  Potential impact of project  Feasibility of actual implementation  Possible tie-ups with organizations / authorities

METHODOLOGY  Is there evidence of background research done?  Is there any justification for chosen target audience?  Does the methodology include research processes that validate the usefulness of the resource package built?

METHODOLOGY  Has thought been put into building a resource package that is User- friendly Well- organized Easy to navigate Coherent with the objectives

METHODOLOGY incorporate a variety of techniques Research methods Timeframe for completion of whole project from prelims to finals Timeline

ADVICE  Do not build a collection of websites originality functionality  Consider the originality & functionality of resources

ORAL PRESENTATION SPEECH DELIVERY clear & engaging AUDIENCE AWARENESS & CONFIDENCE confident presenters who can engage audience COHERENCE & ORGANISATION well- organised data and content RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS Questions are well- answered and clarified

ADVICE  Be enthusiastic about your project  Use different presentation tools / styles to spice up presentation  Ensure that presentation slides are readable - big font size, apt choice of colours  Time management  Practice – rehearse & rehearse & rehearse  All members of the group must be prepared to present

ADVICE 1 ST SLIDE OF PRESENTATION SHOULD CONTAIN  Title and No. of Project  Names of Members