KULLIYYAH OF ENGINEERING

BIOTECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING LAB __

REPORT ASSESSMENT RUBRIC

Student Name: Matric:

Items Unacceptable Satisfactory Good Outstanding/Excellent Score Mark

Score (0 – <4) (4 – <6) (6 – <8) (8 – 10) (S) (S x W)
General report format
Compliance Follow few of the Generally follows the
guidelines but with Fully in accordance to
to Format Do not follow the engineering format
significant mistakes. engineering format as
guideline guideline, no with some but no
Legible writing, some specified
(W = 5) consistency in significant mistakes.
format. Intelligible ill-formed letters, print Legible writing, well-
Legible writing, well-
writing, loose pages. too small or too large, formed characters,
formed characters,
papers stapled together. clean and neatly bound
clean and neatly bound
in a report cover.
in a report cover.
Report Content
Abstract Abstract is well-written,
Abstract is mostly well
(W = 15) void of mistakes and
Section is absent, Abstract is poorly written, leaving only
makes purpose,
less than half written, leaving minimal lack of
relevance and methods
complete, or not questions about the clarity. Result section
clear. All important
relevant to the purpose, relevance, and is mostly complete,
descriptive results are
experiment methods of the research but some relevant
given with appropriate
results are omitted
context
Introduction Demonstrate poor Demonstrate some
Demonstrate limited Demonstrate high
(W = 15) understanding on understanding on the
understanding on the understanding on the
the topic. topic by giving fair
topic by giving limited topic by giving proper
Insufficient amount of
explanations and explanations and
explanations and explanations and
elaboration. elaboration.
elaboration. elaboration.
Experimental Fairly addresses and Clearly addresses the Clearly addresses the
or No clear description cites techniques and techniques and techniques and
of techniques and procedures procedures used,
theoretical procedures used,
procedures used. appropriately. Explanations are fairly
work Well organized, clear
Disorganized and Explanations are vague, organized and clear.
(W = 10) and concise narrative.
unclear narrative. some times confusing
but can be understood.
Result and Provides some analysis
Provides limited Provides sufficient
discussion of the data. Presents Provides rich analysis
analysis of the data. analysis of the data.
some logical of the data. Presents a
Presents an illogical Presents a logical
explanation of findings logical and convincing
(W = 40) explanation of explanation of
but some times explanation of findings
findings findings.
confusing.
Conclusion Demonstrates Demonstrates some
Draws valid
limited ability to ability to draws
conclusions based on Draws insightful
draw conclusions conclusions based on
(W = 5) the data. Addresses conclusions based on
based on the data. the data. Does not
some of the questions the data. Addresses
Does not address address many of the
raised in the most of the questions
any of the questions questions raised in the
objectives. raised in the objectives.
raised in the objectives.
objectives.
Reference Not properly cited or Most are properly All are properly cited,
No or poor
incomplete, some cited with minor list of reference are in
reference,
sources are inconsistency in order, Sources are
(W = 5) improperly cited,
questionable for an formatting of list. appropriate and
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questionable sources academic work. Sources are reputable
appropriate and
reputable.
Writing skills
Grammar, Poor grammatical
Fair grammatical
punctuation structure with many
structure with some Uses proper grammar Excellent grammatical
and grammatical errors,
grammatical errors. and spelling; clear structure used. Proper
vocabulary improper
Proper use of transitions. Grammar use of punctuation and
(W = 5) punctuation and lack
punctuation and fair structure adequate. rich of vocabulary.
of proper
usage of vocabulary
vocabulary

ΣW =100 Total Mark

Final score percentage (%) = (Total Mark/ΣW)*100

Date:_________________ Examiner:_____________________________________ Signature:________________