Name of student: ________________________________________

Subject code and name:___________________________________

Title of experiment: ______________________________________
Name of instructor:____________________________Name of lecturer:____________________________
Assessment of Laboratory Report
Total possible points:_______/24 _______!
A. Overall form of report
____Title" aim#s$ of experiment" %roup number and names of
%roup members are included
____&ntroduction: ma'e predictions/(ypot(esis based on
bac'%round information
____)ia%rams of set up *it( necessary label
____+rocedure is complete" materials are listed
____,r%anisation of report- easy to read and understand
____.lear text" tables" fi%ures
____/rammar" punctuation" spellin% c(ec'ed
____.ompleted on time
____,ri%inality/A0oid pla%iarisin%
____Appropriate citin% of references
Score #See Scorin% Rubric$
4 1 2 2
B. Quality of the observations/data
____Accurate measurements/obser0ations
____.omplete data table and 3ualitati0e obser0ations
____.orrect units
____)ata 0alid and consistent *it( e0ent
4 1 2 2
C. Graphs
____Appropriate data
____.ur0e appropriate to data trend
____)ata points plotted accurately
____Appropriate scale *it( units
____Axes labeled *it( correct 0ariables and units
____Le%end if more t(an one set of data included
4 1 2 2
D. Quality of Calculations
____4at(ematical relations(ip/formula stated
____Necessary formula #e$ deri0ed
____All steps mat(ematically correct and calculated correctly
____Selected and substituted correct data into relations(ip
____5rror calculations
____Results
4 1 2 2
E. Discussion
____Ans*ers all 3uestions in t(e experimental (andouts #T(e
3uestions may acts as a %uide to (elp students determine *(at
s(ould be included in discussion$
____.ompare and discuss bet*een experimental and t(eoretical
results
____6erify/comfirm t(e 0alidity of p(ysical la*
____&dentifies major sources of errors and explains t(eir effects on
results
____&dentifies possible impro0ements in t(e experimental desi%n
4 1 2 2
. Conclusion
____.onsistent *it( t(eory
____.onsistent *it( data/obser0ations and objecti0es
4 1 2 2
Scorin% rubric for laboratory report
Overall report
5xcellent: Le0el 4 7 4 points Report uni3uely or%ani8ed *it( title" fi%ure explanations" *ritten in
clear 9 concise 5n%lis(: .omplete aim#s$" procedures" material list
includin% de0iations from pro0ided document
/ood: Le0el 1 7 1 points ;ell presented but some small deficiencies in t(e presentation: <e*
%rammar" spellin% 9 punctuation mista'es: Aims *ell stated: +rocedure
*ell stated but limited to ob0ious steps:
Satisfactory: Le0el 2 7 2 points +oor layout of report" some errors in spellin% and %rammar
+oor: Le0el 2 7 2 points =ntidy and careless presentation
Quality of observations/data
5xcellent: Le0el 4 7 4 points 6alid obser0ations" consistent *it( e0ent and demonstrate attention to
detail: >uality of data reflects student?s ability to utili8e computer
soft*are in analysis #if applicable$: )ata presented in an or%ani8ed
manner
/ood: Le0el 1 7 1 points 6alid obser0ations" consistent *it( e0ent and demonstrate some
attention to detail: >uality of data reflects student?s ability to perform
experiment successfully: 4ost data are presented in an or%ani8ed
manner
Satisfactory: Le0el 2 7 2 points 6a%ue obser0ations" inconsistent *it( e0ent and lac' attention to detail:
>uality of data reflects student?s limited ability to perform experiment:
)ata are presented in a disor%ani8ed manner: 4issin% tables" %rap(s"
c(arts
+oor: Le0el 2 7 2 points +oor obser0ations" inconsistent *it( e0ent and s(o* no attention to
detail: >uality of data reflects student?s little/no ability to perform
experiment: 4issin% data" tables" %rap(s" c(arts
Graphs/Quality of
calculations
5xcellent: Le0el 4 7 4 points All calculations and %rap(s correct
/ood: Le0el 1 7 1 points Some minor calculations and %rap(s errors
Satisfactory: Le0el 2 7 2 points Some error in %rap(s and calculations
+oor: Le0el 2 7 2 points .areless mista'es" many errors" some re3uired calculations missin%
Discussion/Conclusion
5xcellent: Le0el 4 7 4 points .omments s(o* complete understandin% of experiment and si%nificance
of data and clearly s(o* a relations(ip bet*een data and conclusion:
/ood: Le0el 1 7 1 points All 3uestions ans*ered demonstratin% a %ood %rasp of ideas: .omments
s(o* a relations(ip bet*een data and conclusion:
Satisfactory: Le0el 2 7 2 points Rudimentary ans*ers to 3uestions: .omments fail to s(o* a
relations(ip bet*een data and conclusion:
+oor: Le0el 2 7 2 points >uestions incorrectly ans*ered or not ans*ered: .onclusions are
unrelated to experiment