Laboratory Report Rubric A (Labs 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10) Criteria Levels of Achievement Exemplary Meets Developing Novice Not Expectations Acceptable Title 8 Points 8 Points 6 Points 5.5 Points 0 Points The title The title The title gives the The title is not easy No title is describes what describes what reader a general to understand and present. the reader is the reader is idea as to what does not contain about to read in about to read they are about to information as to a way that is but may be read but is not what the reader is clear and missing an specific. about to read in concise. element of the the work. paper or is not complete. Purpose 4 Points 3.5 Points 3 Points 2.5 Points 0 Points The Purpose The Purpose The Purpose The Purpose The Purpose section is missing section is properly section is section is titled statement is not OR the author has titled, but does not properly titled properly, but the titled properly given the purpose state the purpose of my assigning the and is clear, purpose given is and/or is difficult to of the work in a work rather than concise, and not accurate for understand. the purpose of the clear, concise, and complete. the work. experiment they complete way performed. Hypothesis 4 Points 3.5 Points 3 Points 2.5 Points 0 Points The Hypothesis The Hypothesis The Hypothesis The Hypothesis The section provides section provides section provides a section is not Hypothesis a logically a logically written logical statement written as a logical section is written statement. however, there is statement. No missing form statement. Adequate no reasoning reasoning is the work. Sound reasoning reasoning is provided to provided to support is provided to provided by the support the the hypothesis support the author to support hypothesis statement. The hypothesis their hypothesis statement. The hypothesis is not statement. The statement. The hypothesis is specific to the statement is hypothesis is somewhat experiment clear, specific, specific to the specific to the discussed within the and correct for experiment experiment
Laboratory Report Rubric A (Labs 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10) Criteria Levels of Achievement Exemplary Meets Expectations Developing Novice Not Acceptable Title 8 Points The title describes what the reader is about to read in a way that is clear and concise. 8 Points The title describes what the reader is about to read but may be missing an element of the paper or is not complete. 6 Points The title gives the reader a general idea as to what they are about to read but is not specific. 5.5 Points The title is not easy to understand and does not contain information as to what the reader is about to read in the work. 0 Points No title is present. Purpose 4 Points The Purpose section is properly titled and is clear, concise, and complete. 3.5 Points The Purpose section is properly titled, but does not state the purpose of the work in a clear, concise, and complete way 3 Points The Purpose section is titled properly, but the purpose given is not accurate for the work. 2.5 Points The Purpose statement is not titled properly and/or is difficult to understand. 0 Points The Purpose section is missing OR the author has given the purpose of my assigning the work rather than the purpose of the experiment they performed. Hypothesis 4 Points The Hypothesis section provides a logically written statement. Sound reasoning is provided to support the hypothesis statement. The statement is clear, specific, and correct for 3.5 Points The Hypothesis section provides a logically written statement. Adequate reasoning is provided by the author to support their hypothesis statement. The hypothesis is specific to the experiment 3 Points The Hypothesis section provides a logical statement however, there is no reasoning provided to support the hypothesis statement. The hypothesis is somewhat specific to the experiment 2.5 Points The Hypothesis section is not written as a logical statement. No reasoning is provided to support the hypothesis statement. The hypothesis is not specific to the experiment discussed within the 0 Points The Hypothesis section is missing form the work.