Technical Report Grading Rubric: CATEGORY 1 - beginning or incomplete 2 - developing 3 - accomplished 4 - exemplary Score Introduction / No introduction or Introduction is too brief or too Introduction could be Report contains a well written brief Theory presentation of theory long. better written. introduction to the experiment. Narrative of experimental Narrative including procedures/results. Omits Narrative missing several Narrative missing some important experimental information that can be assumed by important experimental details experimental details or Procedure details, some minor peers. Includes all important or not written in narrative observations or includes details or observations procedural details. Includes form. insignificant procedural details. missing observations when appropriate and all experimental details are included. Results: All figures, graphs, Figures, graphs, tables contain All figures, graphs, tables are tables are correctly errors or are poorly Most figures, graphs, tables OK, correctly drawn, are numbered and drawn, but some have data, figures, constructed, have missing some still missing some contain titles/captions. Section is minor problems or could graphs, titles, captions or numbers, important or required features or organized and easy to read. Only still be improved or calculations, units missing or incorrect, etc. organization is poor. unusual or difficult calculations are organization could be etc or section is unorganized. shown. improved. Conclusions/ Minimal coverage on Author provides significant Implications/ Implications are not Implications are erroneous conclusions and implications of implications of work when Future explicitly stated experiment appropriate. Directions All sources (information and All sources (information All sources are accurately graphics) are accurately and graphics) are documented in ASME format. All Procedure source not References documented, but many are not in accurately documented, sources are scholarly and referenced ASME format. Contains two or but a few are not in Some sources are not more non-scholarly sources. ASME format. accurately documented. Occasional grammar/spelling Less than 3 Frequent grammar and/or errors, generally readable with grammar/spelling errors, spelling errors, writing style is All grammar/spelling correct and Mechanics / some rough spots in writing mature, readable style. rough and immature. Sections very well-written. All sections in Appearance & style. Sections in order, contains All sections in order, out of order, too much order, well-formatted, very readable. Formatting the minimum allowable amount formatting generally handwritten copy, sloppy Title page is used of handwritten copy, formatting good but could still be formatting. No title page is rough but readable improved
Technical Report Grading Rubric: CATEGORY 1 - beginning or incomplete 2 - developing 3 - accomplished 4 - exemplary Score Introduction / Theory No introduction or presentation of theory Introduction is too brief or too long. Introduction could be better written. Report contains a well written brief introduction to the experiment. Procedure Narrative missing several important experimental details or not written in narrative form. Narrative missing some experimental details or observations or includes insignificant procedural details. Narrative including important experimental details, some minor details or observations missing Narrative of experimental procedures/results. Omits information that can be assumed by peers. Includes all important procedural details. Includes observations when appropriate and all experimental details are included. Results: data, figures, graphs, calculations, etc Figures, graphs, tables contain errors or are poorly constructed, have missing titles, captions or numbers, units missing or incorrect, etc. or section is unorganized. Most figures, graphs, tables OK, some still missing some important or required features or organization is poor. All figures, graphs, tables are correctly drawn, but some have minor problems or could still be improved or organization could be improved. All figures, graphs, tables are correctly drawn, are numbered and contain titles/captions. Section is organized and easy to read. Only unusual or difficult calculations are shown. Conclusions/ Implications/ Future Directions Implications are erroneous Minimal coverage on conclusions and implications of experiment Implications are not explicitly stated Author provides significant implications of work when appropriate. References Procedure source not referenced All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but many are not in ASME format. Contains two or more non-scholarly sources. All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but a few are not in ASME format. All sources are accurately documented in ASME format. All sources are scholarly and Some sources are not accurately documented. Mechanics / Appearance & Formatting Frequent grammar and/or spelling errors, writing style is rough and immature. Sections out of order, too much handwritten copy, sloppy formatting. No title page Occasional grammar/spelling errors, generally readable with some rough spots in writing style. Sections in order, contains the minimum allowable amount of handwritten copy, formatting is rough but readable Less than 3 grammar/spelling errors, mature, readable style. All sections in order, formatting generally good but could still be improved All grammar/spelling correct and very well-written. All sections in order, well-formatted, very readable. Title page is used
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