BIO 460

BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
RUBRIC FOR LAB REPORT
Full mark : 26 marks
Percentage : 10%

5 pts 4 pts 3 pts 2 pts 1 pts 0 pts

TITLE The title is clear, No title present

concise, and
descriptive
OBJECTIVES The objectives or The objectives or
purpose of the lab the purpose of the
are clearly lab is not stated
identified and or they are
stated irrelevant. Section
is absent from the
report.
BACKGROUND -The information - The information - Information is - Section is
INFO./RESEARC stated clearly is somewhat not relevant to absent from the
H explains all unclear and concepts used in report.
relevant concepts somewhat lab.
used in lab. relevant to -Sources are not
-All necessary concepts used in cited.
sources are cited. lab.
-Sources are
cited.
MATERIALS All materials used Almost all Many of the
in the lab are materials used in materials are
listed and the lab are listed missing that were
described. and described. used in lab or are
not describing
accurately
METHODOLOGY Procedures are Procedures are Procedures are
/ PROCEDURES listed in clear listed in logical not in logical
steps. Each step order but steps order and are
is numbered and are not numbered hard to follow. No
written in and/or written in procedures listed.
complete complete
 sentences sentences.
RESULTS -The relationships -The relationships --The -The relationships -The relationships -The relationship
between the between the relationships between the between the between the
variables are variables are between the variables are not variables are variables are not
accurately and clearly discussed. variables are clearly discussed. discussed but no discussed The
clearly stated. - All necessary somewhat clearly - All necessary trends/patterns section is missing
- All necessary drawings and/or discussed. drawings and/or are made based from the report.
drawings and/or diagrams are - All necessary diagrams are on the data. - All necessary
diagrams are included but not drawings and/or included but are - All necessary diagrams and/or
included. All correctly labeled. diagrams are somewhat diagrams and/or drawings are not
diagrams and/or included. All labeled. drawings are included and are
drawings are diagrams and/or included but not not labeled. This
labeled correctly. drawings are labeled. section is not
labeled correctly. present in the
report
Discussion is Discussion is Discussion is Discussion is Discussion is No discussion
DISCUSSION precise and related to work related to the slightly related to related to the included.
related to the and slightly work but not the work. work but not
work. accurate. accurate. accurate.

CONCLUSIONS -Conclusions Conclusions Conclusions Conclusions do Conclusion do not -No conclusion is

include whether includes whether includes whether not include include whether present.
the findings the findings the findings whether the the findings Conclusion shows
supported or supported or supported or findings supported or little effort and
rejected the rejected the rejected the supported or rejected the reflection.
hypothesis; clear hypothesis; hypothesis; vague rejected the hypothesis; no
explanations. somewhat clear explanations. hypothesis; vague explanations.
explanations. explanations.

REFERENCES . Adequate number Insufficient References list is

of references with number of not included.
the details on the references.
references.
Some references
References are are not related to
related to the the work.
work.