Field Notes/Field Book Scoring Rubric Needs Improvement (3) Satisfactory (4) Exemplary (5) Score Knowledge Information recorded on Information recorded on mineral Information recorded on mineral composition, materials is accurate; composition, textural characteristics, and textural characteristics, and material type is information recorded on material type is accurate within student's consistently accurate; information recorded on relevant geologic features is background; information recorded on spatial dimensions, distribution, geometry, and accurate spatial dimensions, distribution, geometry, physical relationships of relevant geologic and physical relationships is accurate features is consistently accurate within student's background; Skills Observations recorded Observations recorded feature relevant Observations recorded completely convey completely within limits of information on materials and relevant features, materials, and relationships; student's background; relationships; accurate measurements are measurements recorded consistently and required measurements are recorded; presentation of data is clear accurately; presentation of data is clear, recorded; presentation of and well-organized; graphical concise, and consistently well-organized; data is organized; graphical representations highlight relevant features graphical representations are representative, representations is present; accurately scaled, with relevant features highlighted Dispositions Observations reflect full Distribution and detail of observations Distribution and detail of observations reflects participation in exercise; reflects exploration; attempt is made to optimal planning and execution; interpretation basic interpretation of field interpret field relationships; inclusion of of field relations provides basis for continued relations is provided; most highly relevant information inquiry; questions and/or predictions reflect inclusion of relevant reasonable hypothesis construction; inclusion information of all relevant information; evaluate the accuracy and uncertainty of data within the detection limits of the equipment or observational technique
Field Notes/Field Book Scoring Rubric Needs Improvement (3) Satisfactory (4) Exemplary (5) Score Knowledge Information recorded on materials is accurate; information recorded on relevant geologic features is accurate Information recorded on mineral composition, textural characteristics, and material type is accurate within student's background; information recorded on spatial dimensions, distribution, geometry, and physical relationships is accurate within student's background; Information recorded on mineral composition, textural characteristics, and material type is consistently accurate; information recorded on spatial dimensions, distribution, geometry, and physical relationships of relevant geologic features is consistently accurate Skills Observations recorded completely within limits of student's background; required measurements are recorded; presentation of data is organized; graphical representations is present; Observations recorded feature relevant information on materials and relationships; accurate measurements are recorded; presentation of data is clear and well-organized; graphical representations highlight relevant features Observations recorded completely convey relevant features, materials, and relationships; measurements recorded consistently and accurately; presentation of data is clear, concise, and consistently well-organized; graphical representations are representative, accurately scaled, with relevant features highlighted Dispositions Observations reflect full participation in exercise; basic interpretation of field relations is provided; inclusion of relevant information Distribution and detail of observations reflects exploration; attempt is made to interpret field relationships; inclusion of most highly relevant information Distribution and detail of observations reflects optimal planning and execution; interpretation of field relations provides basis for continued inquiry; questions and/or predictions reflect reasonable hypothesis construction; inclusion of all relevant information; evaluate the accuracy and uncertainty of data within the detection limits of the equipment or observational technique