Hand writing Rubric

Criteria
4 Letter Formation
Each letter is formed correctly.

Points
2
80% of the letters are formed correctly.

3
All but 1 letter are formed correctly.

1
50% of the letters are formed correctly. ____

Letter Slant

Neatness

Relationship To Line

All letters have a All letters have Slant of letters uniform slant a uniform slant vary from letter with 1-3 with 4-6 to letter. exceptions. exceptions. There are more There are no extra There are 1-2 There are 3-5 than 5 visible visible marks or visible marks or visible marks or marks or smudges on the smudges on the smudges on the smudges on the paper. paper. paper. paper. The size of The size of 1-3 The size of 4-6 more than 6 All letters are letters are letters are letters are located correctly in slightly larger or slightly larger or slightly larger or relationship to the smaller than the smaller than the smaller than the lines. space allowed by space allowed space allowed the line. by the line. by the line. All letters have a uniform slant.

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The above rubric taken from the book Activities, Games, and Assessment Strategies for the Foreign Language Classroom By Amy Buttner

General Science Lab Rubric

Distinguished (3) FORMAT Title Page Contains title, Missing one name, date, course, except title or teacher, period. name. Logically sequenced: Question, Hypoth., Test, Mater./Proc., Data, Anal./Conclusion. All present. Not more than one category missing or out of sequence. Missing two except title or name. Missing more than two, or title or name. Satisfactory (2) Borderline (1) Unsatisfactory (0)

Sequence

Not more than 2 More than 2 categories missing categories missing or out of or out of sequence. sequence. Sections labeled but not separated; frequent errors in grammar; figures/graphs labeled but contain errors in units, axes or headings.

Clarity

Lab report sections Sections clearly clearly distinct from labeled but not each other; separated; grammatically English generally correct English; correct; figures/graphs figures/graphs correctly titled & correctly labeled labeled. but not titled.

Sections not labeled nor separated; English poor; figures/graphs not titled nor labeled.

REPRODUCIBILITY Clear explanation Gives a correct Declares a of purpose; Hypothesis purpose with purpose that is educates by some framework correct. providing context. Design Clear step-by-step description of experimental procedures; labeled diagrams/drawings of any Step-by-step Step-by-step description that description that misses not more misses not more than one key than two key detail; details; diagrams/drawing apparatuses/devic Purpose is incorrect. Description lacks more than two key details; no mention of apparatuses/device s used to carry out

apparatuses/devices s included but not es mentioned but used to carry out the experiment. labeled not shown. the experiment. Includes formulas/calculatio ns used to analyze data & explains their use. Records observations and explains their import. All original data included. Includes formulas Includes formulas and calculations and some used to analyze calculations used data. Records to analyze data. observations, Records some sometimes their observations. import. Most Some original original data data included. included. Does not include formulas nor calculations used to analyze data. No observations noted. Original data not present.

Detail

ACCURACY Units are used correctly and consistently throughout the report. Units are rarely Units generally Units used only in used or are used correctly in some key parts of generally most of report report. incorrect. Calculations contain few errors in dimensional analysis or math. Figures correct, variables unlabeled. Calculations contain some errors in diminsional analysis or math. Figures correct. No labels or legend.

Units

Calculations clearly laid out. Dimensional Data analysis/Math Manipulatio correct. Figures n display data correctly, all variables labeled. CONCLUSION Restates the hypothesis, supports or refutes Framework it and explains the role of the test in making the decision. Evidence Logic

Dimensional is analysis not used. Math not shown. Figures display data incorrectly.

Restates the hypothesis and supports or refutes it.

Supports or refutes the Does not address hypothesis the hypothesis. without restating it. Refers to data in Does not use data the body of the to support report as support. arguments The conclusion is The conclusion is logical but poorly incorrect. defended

Uses data Uses data to powerfully as support evidence to support statements. statements. Conclusion is Conclusion is logically forced logical but not from data and prior thoroughly

knowledge. Error

defended.

Suggests Identifies sources of Does not address Identifies sources possibility of error error and explains possibility of of error. but identifies no effect on results. error. sources. The expt. is made An application or meaningful by The work is use of the work is discussion of its generally ascribed provided; a No relevance is scientific or societal to be useful but no proposal for provided for the implications; rationale is further work. proposals for provided for investigation is further investigation thinking so. made. are made.

Context

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