Informal Reports (/?) Informal reports will be assessed via a post lab quiz done either the day of the lab, or the following day. Formal Report Rubric (/20) Excellent (4) Above average (3) Below Average (2) Poor (1) Headings / All headings included Most headings Formatting is a Several headings Formatting and formatted nicely, included, max 1 mess and no more missing and see lab handout for missing. than 2 headings things are all over list of headings. Alterations not missing. the place. noted. Formatting is OK. Data/ Great qualitative obs Some obs taken, No observations, No observations, Observation taken, and all but not very data is sloppy, and Data is all over quantitative data is explicit. Good data not within the place, within expected that falls within expected range of parameters. range results. Analysis/ All questions are All questions are Most Q’s are Missing Questions/ answered correctly, answered but with answered but questions and Calculations and all calculations mistakes and/or some missing, no missing have a sample given. calculation errors. sample calculations. calculations. Discussion/ Discussion, Errors Good D/E/C, Writing shows lack Some are missing Error/ and Conclusion very possibly a little of depth of completely and Conclusion well written. Shows brief, could use understanding or the D/E/C that insights into concepts more information doesn’t get point are completed and draws on and try to utilize across, possibly are of very low material from class. material learned in has some logic caliber. Discusses data class. errors. discrepancies and expectations. Appearance All legible, word Word processed Lots of Very messy, hard / Writing processed, writing is but hard to grammar/spelling to read and hard easy to understand, understand some errors, messy and to understand. no errors in spelling of the writing, hard to read. or grammar. grammar and/or spelling errors. Lab Number: __________ Name: ______________________ Final Mark: ___________ /20
Informal Reports (/?) Informal reports will be assessed via a post lab quiz done either the day of the lab, or the following day. Formal Report Rubric (/20) Excellent (4) Above average (3) Below Average (2) Poor (1) Headings / Formatting All headings included and formatted nicely, see lab handout for list of headings. Most headings included, max 1 missing. Alterations not noted. Formatting is OK. Formatting is a mess and no more than 2 headings missing. Several headings missing and things are all over the place. Data/ Observation Great qualitative obs taken, and all quantitative data is within expected parameters. Some obs taken, but not very explicit. Good data that falls within range No observations, data is sloppy, and not within expected range of results. No observations, Data is all over the place, Analysis/ Questions/ Calculations All questions are answered correctly, and all calculations have a sample given. All questions are answered but with mistakes and/or calculation errors. Most Q’s are answered but some missing, no sample calculations. Missing questions and missing calculations. Discussion/ Error/ Conclusion Discussion, Errors and Conclusion very well written. Shows insights into concepts and draws on material from class. Discusses data discrepancies and expectations. Good D/E/C, possibly a little brief, could use more information and try to utilize material learned in class. Writing shows lack of depth of understanding or doesn’t get point across, possibly has some logic errors. Some are missing completely and the D/E/C that are completed are of very low caliber. Appearance / Writing All legible, word processed, writing is easy to understand, no errors in spelling or grammar. Word processed but hard to understand some of the writing, grammar and/or spelling errors. Lots of grammar/spelling errors, messy and hard to read. Very messy, hard to read and hard to understand. Lab Number: __________ Name: ______________________ Final Mark: ___________ /20