Stress and the Workplace Self-Assessment
Directions: Assess your oral presentation for each of the criteria below. When you self-assess, turn bold or highlight in yellow where
you feel your oral presentation falls (non-performance, basic, proficient, or distinguished). If you feel unsure, scroll to the bottom, and
view the example.
Criteria Distinguished Proficient Basic Non-
Performance
Describe How
You Feel You
Meet the
Criterion and
Why You
Scored
Yourself the
Way You Did
Apply
psychological
principles to
topics in I-O
psychology.
(Competency
1)
15%
Applies
psychological
principles to topics
related to stress in
the workplace in I-
O psychology using
examples.
Applies
psychological
principles to
topics related to
stress in the
workplace in I-O
psychology.
Describes but
does not apply
psychological
principles to
topics related to
stress in the
workplace in I-O
psychology.
Does not
describe or apply
psychological
principles to
topics related to
stress in the
workplace in I-O
psychology.
2
Describe
findings from
survey or poll
in I-O
psychology.
(Competency
2)
10%
Describes findings
from survey or poll
in I-O psychology
with a supportive
graphic.
Describes
findings from
survey or poll in
I-O psychology.
Identifies but
does not
describe findings
from survey or
poll in I-O
psychology.
Does not identify
or describe
findings from
survey or poll in
I-O psychology.
Describe
scholarly
research
findings in I-O
psychology.
(Competency
2)
15%
Describes scholarly
research findings in
I-O psychology that
clearly connect to
the topic.
Describes
scholarly
research
findings in I-O
psychology.
Describes
scholarly
research
findings in I-O
psychology that
are not from a
peer-reviewed
source.
Does not
describe
scholarly
research findings
in I-O
psychology.
3
Describe key
regulations in
the APA ethics
code for
protection of
human or
nonhuman
research
participants.
(Competency
3)
15%
Describes key
regulations in the
APA ethics code
for protection of
human or
nonhuman
research
participants with
reference to
specific parts of the
APA ethics code.
Describes key
regulations in
the APA ethics
code for
protection of
human or
nonhuman
research
participants.
Identifies but
does not
describe key
regulations in
the APA ethics
code for
protection of
human or
nonhuman
research
participants.
Does not identify
or describe key
regulations in the
APA ethics code
for protection of
human or
nonhuman
research
participants.
Cite sources
using author
and year, and
provide some
reference
information
required in
APA style.
(Competency
5)
10%
Cites sources using
author and year
with correct
punctuation, and
provides most of
the reference
information
required in APA
style.
Cites sources
using author
and year, and
provides some
reference
information
required in APA
style.
Cites sources
but is missing
either the author
or the year, or
includes minimal
reference
information.
Does not cite
sources and
does not provide
reference
information.