Las432 Peer Evaluation

LAS432 Peer Evaluation of Presentations

Your Name ______________ Date __02/25/1900_______

Title of Presentation Being Reviewed___Genetically Modified Organisms by Team B____________

Points You Would Award This Group ___30__/30

Directions: This course asked you to think critically about the broader implications of technology. As such, you are now given the task of thinking and responding critically to the projects and presentations by your peers in this class. For each team, use the following items to note your observations and to offer an analysis and evaluation of how well the team succeeded in its study of the technology and its impact upon society. Please respond using full sentences unless otherwise indicated. (Each numbered item is worth 6 points for a total of 30 points.)

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1) Areas discussed in relationship to the technology (5 points)

a) Place a check mark in each box that shows the areas that were discussed in the presentation.

(a) Technology description/science X

(b) History/Context 0

(c) Economics X

(d) Political/Legal issues 0

(e) Psychology X

(f) Sociology X

(g) Moral issues/Ethics X

(h) Literature/Cinema/Art 0

(i) Environmental science X

(j) Religion 0

(k) Anthropology 0

(l) Mathematical concepts and statistics 0

(m) Other 0 ____________________________________________________

2) Balance and integration (5 points)

Did the team achieve a good balance in their presentation of material? Were all sections well integrated as part of a cohesive presentation? Explain.

Yes, they did a great job with the presentation. Each speaker was easy to understand and the presentation flowed really well. Each slide had more than enough information and kept me interested enough to want to keep listening all the way through.

3) Effective research and exploration of the issues identified (5 points)

a) Summarize briefly in one or two sentences the thesis of the presentation.

GMOs were...