{"id":175,"date":"2015-07-18T22:29:50","date_gmt":"2015-07-18T22:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/bio2labsxmaster2\/?post_type=chapter&p=175"},"modified":"2016-01-06T22:32:17","modified_gmt":"2016-01-06T22:32:17","slug":"rubric","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/tcc-biolab\/chapter\/rubric\/","title":{"raw":"Rubric","rendered":"Rubric"},"content":{"raw":"The following rubric will be used to grade the lab\u00a0reports:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
<\/th>\r\nExcellent\r\n5 points<\/th>\r\nSatisfactory\r\n2.5 points<\/th>\r\nUnsatisfactory\r\n0 points<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n
Title Page<\/td>\r\nContains title, student name, instructor name and section<\/td>\r\nMissing either instructor name or section<\/td>\r\nNo title page<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Formatting: typed, spacing<\/td>\r\nTyped and single spaced<\/td>\r\nTyped, but not single spaced<\/td>\r\nNot typed<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Grammar and Spelling<\/td>\r\nNo errors; contains complete sentences and no misspellings<\/td>\r\nA few minor errors in grammar and spelling<\/td>\r\nSeveral major errors in grammar and spelling<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Formatting: headings<\/td>\r\nEach section has a heading as described in template<\/td>\r\nSome sections lack headings<\/td>\r\nNo headings<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Hypothesis<\/td>\r\nPredictions are clearly stated and written as a testable statement<\/td>\r\nPredictions\/expected outcomes are not clearly stated<\/td>\r\nNot written as a testable statement<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Materials<\/td>\r\nAll equipment and materials described; identify variables, controls and constants<\/td>\r\nMaterials incompletely described<\/td>\r\nNo identification of variables, controls and constants<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Procedure<\/td>\r\nClear step-by step description<\/td>\r\nDescription missing details making it difficult for another scientist to repeat experiment<\/td>\r\nDescription missing so much detail it would be impossible to repeat<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Results<\/td>\r\nClearly written description of results comparing controls and variables<\/td>\r\nResults are presented but no comparison between controls and variables are made<\/td>\r\nNo written description of results<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Data tables, graphs or charts<\/td>\r\nEasy to interpret, clear labels, all data, including calculated averages, included<\/td>\r\nDisorganized (not easy to understand, missing labels) but all<\/b> data included<\/td>\r\nDisorganized and or data clearly missing<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Conclusion<\/td>\r\nClearly explains acceptance or rejection of hypothesis using data to support conclusion; identifies sources of error<\/td>\r\nAccepts or rejects hypothesis but does not use data to explain why; or does not identify sources of error<\/td>\r\nDoes not explain conclusion and does not identify sources of error<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Total ______out of 50 points<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\n
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The following rubric will be used to grade the lab\u00a0reports:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/th>\nExcellent
\n5 points<\/th>\n		Satisfactory
\n2.5 points<\/th>\n		Unsatisfactory
\n0 points<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Title Page<\/td>\nContains title, student name, instructor name and section<\/td>\nMissing either instructor name or section<\/td>\nNo title page<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Formatting: typed, spacing<\/td>\nTyped and single spaced<\/td>\nTyped, but not single spaced<\/td>\nNot typed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grammar and Spelling<\/td>\nNo errors; contains complete sentences and no misspellings<\/td>\nA few minor errors in grammar and spelling<\/td>\nSeveral major errors in grammar and spelling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Formatting: headings<\/td>\nEach section has a heading as described in template<\/td>\nSome sections lack headings<\/td>\nNo headings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hypothesis<\/td>\nPredictions are clearly stated and written as a testable statement<\/td>\nPredictions\/expected outcomes are not clearly stated<\/td>\nNot written as a testable statement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Materials<\/td>\nAll equipment and materials described; identify variables, controls and constants<\/td>\nMaterials incompletely described<\/td>\nNo identification of variables, controls and constants<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Procedure<\/td>\nClear step-by step description<\/td>\nDescription missing details making it difficult for another scientist to repeat experiment<\/td>\nDescription missing so much detail it would be impossible to repeat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Results<\/td>\nClearly written description of results comparing controls and variables<\/td>\nResults are presented but no comparison between controls and variables are made<\/td>\nNo written description of results<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Data tables, graphs or charts<\/td>\nEasy to interpret, clear labels, all data, including calculated averages, included<\/td>\nDisorganized (not easy to understand, missing labels) but all<\/b> data included<\/td>\nDisorganized and or data clearly missing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conclusion<\/td>\nClearly explains acceptance or rejection of hypothesis using data to support conclusion; identifies sources of error<\/td>\nAccepts or rejects hypothesis but does not use data to explain why; or does not identify sources of error<\/td>\nDoes not explain conclusion and does not identify sources of error<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Total ______out of 50 points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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