Lab Notebook Scoring Rubric for Nucleic Acids Biochemistry Lab
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Organization: organize lab notes effectively |
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Pages not numbered or dated |
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Most pages are numbered and dated |
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All pages numbered and every section is dated |
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No Titles or Headings |
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Titles and Headings are clearly marked in most experiments |
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Each experiment has a Title, Goal, Method, Result, and Conclusion |
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Table of contents is missing |
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Table of contents is mostly up-to-date and complete |
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Table of contents lists Date, Experiment Title, and Page numbers for each experiment |
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Content: Describe materials and methods used and document results |
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Methods are incompletely described |
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Methods and Materials are described in most experiments |
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One could repeat the experiment from the Methods described |
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Results are not included |
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Most Figures and Tables are included |
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All Figures and Tables are included accompanied by titles and legends |
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Observations are not recorded |
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Observations are noted |
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Observations are carefully recorded |
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Analysis: Describe data analysis |
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Data analysis is not described or included |
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Data is analyzed, but the methods used may not be fully described |
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Data analysis is complete with sample calculations written out in full |
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No error analysis |
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Error analysis is qualitative |
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Final results are accompanied by error estimates |
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Interpretation Reach a conclusion |
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Conclusions are not documented |
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Immediate thoughts are recorded for most experiments |
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Results are interpreted in the context of the hypothesis being tested |
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Lab Report Scoring Rubric for Nucleic Acids Biochemistry Lab
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Needs improvement |
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Writing: Demonstrate effective technical writing |
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Poor spelling |
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Most words are spelled correctly |
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Text is error-free |
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Tense is inconsistent |
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Tense is mostly consistent |
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Observations and experimental sections are related in the past tense; conclusions are related in the present tense |
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Voice jumps between first, second, and third person |
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Voice is mostly consistent |
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First person pronouns are used only for special emphasis |
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Text is difficult to read |
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Writing is mostly clear and concise |
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Text is clear, concise, and easy to read |
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Introduction: Identify the testable hypotheses |
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Hypothesis is missing from the introduction or an untestable/irrelavant hypothesis is misidentified |
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A testable hypothesis is identified |
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Testable hypothes(es) are stated in clear and compelling text |
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Experiment: Describe materials and methods used and document results |
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Methods are incompletely described or too much detail is included |
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Completeness and efficiency are balanced to some degree in the Methods section |
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Method description achieves an appropriate balance between completeness and efficiency |
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Results are not included or Figures and Tables are confusing |
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Figures and Tables are clear and effective |
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Figures and Tables are effective and accompanied by titles and legends |
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Analysis: Describe data analysis |
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Data analysis is not described or included |
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Data is analyzed, but the methods used may not be fully described |
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Data analysis is complete and could be reproduced by someone familiar with the experiment |
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No error analysis or an inappropriate emphasis on error analysis |
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Qualitative error analysis is included where appropriate |
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Final results are accompanied by error estimates where appropriate |
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Discussion Interpret the results and reach a conclusion |
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Conclusions are missing or may be stated without any supportive arguments |
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A conclusion is reached but the reader is may not be completely persuaded |
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Results are interpreted in the context of the hypothesis being tested and a persuasive conclusion is achieved |
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