Judging Rubric
All videos are scored out of 40 points across 4 criteria. Judges score each age group separately, so students are only compared to others in the same group.
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Criteria |
Weight |
Excellent (9–10) |
Good (6–8) |
Needs Work (1–5) |
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Creativity Is the idea original? Does it go beyond a basic tutorial? |
25% (10 pts) |
Highly original idea, clear personal vision |
Some originality, modified from a known example |
Copied from tutorial with little change |
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Functionality Does the project actually work? Are features complete? |
30% (10 pts) |
Fully working, no major bugs, polished |
Mostly works, minor issues only |
Crashes, broken features, or incomplete |
|
Explanation Does the student explain what they built and why clearly? |
25% (10 pts) |
Clear, confident, covers what/why/who |
Explains most parts, some gaps |
Unclear or missing explanation |
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Age-fit Effort Is the complexity impressive for their age group? |
20% (10 pts) |
Impressive for the age, clearly pushed limits |
Appropriate level for the age group |
Below expected level for the age group |
