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Formal Lab Report

This rubric will be used to assess formal lab report write-ups for CHM 120 at RVC

Rubric Code: WA69BX

By EChemCLASS

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Subject: Chemistry

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Formal Lab Report This rubric will be used to assess formal lab report write-ups for CHM 120 at RVC
	Poor 3 pts	Fair 4.5 pts	Good 5 pts	Outstanding 6 pts
Title Enter description	Poor Missing or misleading title.	Fair Title inaccurate or inadequately relates the concept covered.	Good Title accurate and adequately relates concept covered.	Outstanding Title well worded and describes the experiment accurately and precisely.
Abstract Enter description	Poor Missing or not containing relevant results.	Fair Abstract disjointed but states what was done and some relevant results. Could be more or less verbose.	Good Cohesive abstract that states what was done and relevant results in more than 150 words.	Outstanding Well worded, cohesive abstract that states what was done and relevant results in less than 150 words.
Introduction Enter description	Poor Missing or does not pertain to the experiment. Objective statement missing.	Fair Poorly constructed. States the objective but does not give background introduction of concept or vice versa.	Good Poorly constructed. States the objective and introduces the concept.	Outstanding Well worded, grammatically correct and introduces concept and objective statement.
Materials/Methods	Poor Missing, severely incomplete, or inaccurate as to what was accomplished.	Fair Covers some aspects of the materials and/or gives a basic outline of experimental method. Missing several key elements.	Good Covers most materials and most of the experimental method. Missing a few key elements.	Outstanding Complete materials list and breakdown of the methods employed to accurately describe what was accomplished.
Data	Poor Data incomplete or unorganized.	Fair Data mostly complete (>75%). Incorrect significant figures and units present to a large degree(>40% incorrect sf or units).	Good Data mostly complete( >85%). Incorrect significant figures and units present (<30% incorrect sf or units).	Outstanding Data organized completely in data tables, utilizing correct significant figures and units (>95% complete and correct data, sf and units)
Analysis	Poor Data analysis missing, severely lacking analysis, or completely incorrect.	Fair Data analysis mostly complete (>75%). Incorrect significant figures and units present to a large degree(>40% incorrect sf or units). No error report and lack of critical thinking application to the analysis. Data analysis unorganized. Results greater than ± 15%	Good Data analysis mostly complete (>85%). Incorrect significant figures and units present to a large degree(<30% incorrect sf or units). Incomplete error report and some critical thinking application to the analysis. Data analysis somewhat organized. Results less than ± 15%	Outstanding Complete analysis of data (>95%) shows critical thought applied to the data. The work is clearly organized and free from major errors. The results are close to accepted values. Deviation from accepted values is clearly defined and rationalized through error analysis. Results less than ± 10%
Conclusion	Poor Missing or does not restate information obtained or analyzed.	Fair Some conclusions included but not restating all of the important information. Weak ending to paper.	Good Most conclusions included restating most of the important information. Mediocre ending to paper.	Outstanding Conclusion is well-written and restates critical objective and results. Strong end to paper.
Formatting and Grammar
	Poor 0 pts	Fair 1 pts	Good 2 pts	Outstanding 3 pts
Formatting	Poor Does not follow formatting rules defined in the instructions. Incorrect voice and tense	Fair Somewhat follows the style conventions outlined in the instructions. Somewhat correct voice and tense.	Good Mostly follows conventions outlined in the instructions. Mostly correct voice and tense.	Outstanding Follows all conventions outlined in the instructions. Correct voice and tense.
Grammar	Poor Poor grammar. Incoherent sentences and paragrpahs. Many misspellings.	Fair Grammar OK. Sentence and paragraph structure poor to fair. Few misspellings.	Good Grammar mostly correct. Sentence and paragraph structure mostly coherent and cohesive. Little or no misspellings.	Outstanding Grammar correct. Sentence and paragraph structure coherent and cohesive. Little or no misspellings.
Submission On-Time If submitted on time, 2-points.

Keywords:

FOrmal Lab Chemistry

Subjects:

Chemistry

Types:

Writing

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