A General Rubric for Laboratory Reports
5 (worth 50 points)
· complete and accurate data
· graphs correct and labeled
· calculations shown clearly and accurately
· correct use of significant digits
· all questions answered correctly
· no grammatical/spelling errors
· neatly written
· demonstrates in-depth understanding of the concepts
· work presented logically and coherently
· is complete
4.5 (worth 45 points)
· data with a few minor errors
· graphs correct and labeled
· calculations shown clearly and accurately (with a few minor errors)
· correct use of significant digits (with a few minor errors)
· all questions answered correctly
· no grammatical/spelling errors
· neatly written
· demonstrates in-depth understanding of the concepts
· work presented logically and coherently
· is complete
4 (worth 42 points)
· data with a few minor errors
· graphs correct but not labeled
· calculations shown clearly but not accurately
· mostly correct use of significant digits
· some questions answered incorrectly
· some grammatical/spelling errors
· neatly written
· is complete
· represents adequate achievement
3 (worth 37 points)
· incomplete data with errors
· graphs incorrect
· calculations not shown clearly or accurately
· little correct use of significant digits
· many questions answered incorrectly
· many grammatical/spelling errors
· neatly written
· is incomplete
· represents some evidence of achievement
2 (worth 33 points)
· major sections of data missing
· no graphs
· no data tables for numbers
· no calculations
· no correct use of significant digits
· no questions answered
· many grammatical/spelling errors
· not neatly written
· is sorely incomplete
· represents limited evidence of achievement
1 (worth 17 points)
· shows no real attempt
· copied lab report
· represents no evidence of achievement
0 (worth 0 points)
· no lab report