Lab Report Rubric
Chemical and Materials Engineering
Absent / Beginning / Developing / Adequate / Accomplished / Exemplary / Score0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Title Page / Not Present (0 pt) / Incomplete, missing two or more of the following: title of the experiment, group number, group member names, course title, course number, course section, date, and university and department names. (1 pt) / Incomplete, missing ONLY one of the following: title of the experiment, group number, group member names, course title, course number, course section, date, and university and department names. (2 pt) / Complete title page with major formatting errors. (3 pt) / Complete title page with minor formatting errors. (4 pt) / Complete title page and correct format. (5 pt) / ____/5
Abstract / NotPresent
(0 pt) / Several major aspects of the experiment are missing, lack of understanding about writing an abstract (1-3pt) / Misses most of major aspects of the experiment or the results (4-5pt) / Misses one or more major aspects of the experiment (6-7pt) / References most of the aspects of the experiment, some minor details are missing (8-9pt) / Contains references to all major aspects of the experiment and the results, all-written. (10pt) / ____/15
Introduction / Not Present (0 pt) / Misses the context of the experiment (1pt) / Incomplete introduction, misses most of the main principle of the experiment (2pt) / Explains the context of the experiments (3pt) / Explains and provides examples of the applied principles (4pt) / Introduction complete and well-written, include examples of the principle (5pt) / ____/10
Objective / Not Present (0 pt) / Not stated in an organized matter. (1 pt) / Lacking clarity of the experiment (2 pt) / States a proportion of the goal of the experiment. (3 pt) / States the goal of the experiment. (4 pt) / Explains and clearly states the goal of the experiment. (5 pt) / ____/
Background / Not Present (0 pt) / Very little background information provided or information is incorrect (1-3pt) / Missing major points and doesn’t included the most principles or concepts of the experiment (4-5pt) / Includes most of the major concepts (6-7 pt) / Nearly complete, clearly and explains the principles of the experiment (8-9 pt) / Complete, well-written, includes all concepts (10 pt) / ____/10+
Procedure / Not Present (0 pt) / Missing several important experimental details or not written in paragraph format (1-3pt) / Two or more of the following: not in paragraph form, 3rd person past-tense and/or missing some important details (4-5pt) / One of the following:not in paragraph form, 3rd person past-tense and/or missing some important details (6-7pt) / Written in paragraph format, important experiment details are cover, some minor details missing (8-9pt) / Well-written in paragraph format, all experimental details are covered. (10pt) / ____/10
Results / Not Present (0 pt) / Incorrect handing of the raw date (1-3 pt) / Figures, graphs, tables contain errors or are poorly constructed, having missing titles, captions or numbers, units missing or incorrect (4-5 pt) / Most figures, graphs, tables are okay, some still missing some important or required (6-7pt) / Almost all the results have been drawn, but some have minor problems or could still be improved (8-9pt) / All figures, graphs, tables are correctly drawn, are numbered and contain titles/captions. (10 pt) / ____/15+
Discussion / Not Present (0 pt) / Very incomplete or incorrect interpretation of trends and comparison of data indicating a lack of understanding of results (1-5 pt) / Some of the results have been correctly interpreted and discussed; partial but incomplete understanding of results is still evident (6-8 pt) / Results are displayed in the correct matter but the partial understanding is still evident (9-11pt) / Almost all of the results have been correctly interpreted and discuss; only minor improvements are needed. (12-14 pt) / All important trends and data comparisons have been interpreted correctly and discussed, good understanding of results is conveyed. (15 pt) / ____/10
Conclusion & Recommendations / Not Present (0 pt) / Conclusions are missing or missing the important points (1-3 pt) / Conclusions are partial correct, and shows little understanding of the concepts (4-5 pt) / Conclusions regarding major points are drawn, but many are misstated, indicating a lack of understanding. (6-7 pt) / All important conclusions have been drawn, could be better stated. Include recommendations (8-9 pt) / All important conclusions have been clearly made, student shows good understanding. Included recommendations (10 pt) / ____/15
Reference / Not Present (0 pt) / Incomplete reference, wrong format, no sequencing. (0 pt) / Complete, wrong format, no sequencing. (2pt) / Complete reference, correct format, and major sequencing error. (3 pt) / Complete reference, correct format, and minor sequencing error. (4 pt) / Complete reference, correct format, and sequencing. (5 pt) / ____/5+
Appendix / Not Present (0 pt) / Incomplete, missing two or more of the following: Pre-lab, sample calculations, raw data. (1 pt) / Missing one of the following: Pre-lab, sample calculations, raw data. (2pt) / Complete appendix, incorrect sample calculation or unorganized. (3pt) / Complete appendix, correct sample calculations, slightly unorganized. (4pt) / Complete appendix, well organized and explained. (5pt) / ____/5
Pre-Lab / Not Present (0 pt) / Incomplete Pre-lab, missing two of the following: equipment sketch, experimental procedure, data collection method. (1-3 pt) / Incomplete Pre-lab, missing ONLY one of the following: equipment sketch, experimental procedure, data collection method. (4-5 pt) / Complete Pre-lab, inaccurate sketch or data collection method. (6-7pt) / Complete Pre-lab with minor inaccuracies. (8-9 pt) / Complete Pre-lab, neat sketch, and correct information. (10 pt) / ____/
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