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Extended Investigation & Scientific Poster Rubric

This rubric shows the expected aspects of the scientific poster and research documents.

Rubric Code: ZX8395B

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12, Undergraduate

Criterion
	Substandard 1 pts	Poor 2 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Required headings	Substandard Language is informal	Poor Language demonstrates basic knowledge from the core scientific disciplines; however, there is some incorrect use of scientific terms	Fair Language demonstrates basic knowledge from the core scientific disciplines; however, there is excessive use of jargon and/or acronyms are not defined	Good Language demonstrates basic knowledge from the core scientific disciplines<BR> <BR> Appropriate use of jargon, but acronyms are not defined	Excellent All headings are included Introduction Hypothesis - I f then Variables - IV, DV, and all of your controls Materials - Procedure/Methods - Data/Analysis - Graphs and data tables. Conclusion - see below
Language usage	Substandard Inappropriate/inconsistent tense used<BR> <BR> Many spelling, punctuation, or grammatical errors	Poor Inappropriate/inconsistent tense used<BR> <BR> A few spelling, punctuation, or grammatical errors	Fair Appropriate/consistent tense used<BR> <BR> No spelling or punctuation errors, but grammatical errors are present	Good Appropriate/consistent tense used<BR> <BR> All grammar and spelling correct, but poor readability	Excellent Appropriate/consistent tense is used<BR> <BR> All grammar and spelling correct with high readability
Overall aethetics	Substandard Poster lacks aesthetic appeal in terms of design, layout and neatness.	Poor Poster has some aesthetic appeal, but problems with layout/neatness means it is not always clear or easily understandable.	Fair Poster layout is clear and understandable, but more attention could be paid to layout and/or neatness.	Good Poster layout is clear and understandable but is excessively crowded in parts which detracts from interest.	Excellent Poster is clear, understandable, succinct, and generates interest with aesthetically appealing design, layout and neatness.
Introduction In	Substandard Provides information unrelated to the study	Poor Some relevant information is given, but there is important information missing.	Fair Provides information related to the study for each section, but gives too much (or too little) information and/or is not appropriately referenced	Good Provides adequate background for each section using a broad range of resources.	Excellent Presents significance of research in the form of a well structured, logical progression of ideas. Accurately discusses the scientific concept. Includes all formulas and relevant scientific background information.
Research question hypothesis	Substandard Research question, problem statement, or hypothesis is not provided	Poor A vague, untestable research question is provided	Fair Question is testable, but not clear	Good Hypothesis is testable and understandable May or may not be written as a hypothesis or specify what variables are being measured or analyzed	Excellent Research question is written as a testable relationship and includes the specific variables Includes a hypothesis which specifies exactly what variables are to be measured and analyzed
methods / procedures	Substandard Poster layout is difficult to follow	Poor Poster is organized in vertical columns; however, sections are not sequenced logically	Fair Poster is organized in vertical columns and sequence of sections is appropriate	Good Poster is organized in vertical columns and sequence or flow of informations is appropriate; however, space is incorrectly allocated to unimportant information	Excellent Poster is organized in vertical columns and sequence or flow of information is appropriate<BR> <BR> Important sections are given more space
Data, graphics & visuals	Substandard No data, graphics or visuals provided	Poor Data and/or graphics and/or visuals provided, however they do not enhance the information presented.	Fair Some Data and/or graphics and/or visuals used, but they are not organised or labelled effectively.	Good Data and/or graphics and/or visuals shown in various formats, but more organisation would assist readability.	Excellent Data and/or graphics and/or visuals shown various formats and in an organised manner.
Conclusion	Substandard	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent
References	Substandard References are not provided	Poor Only some references are provided or references are not fully cited	Fair References are cited fully, but some are nonscientific sources or are out of date	Good References are cited fully and most are reliable scientific sources	Excellent All references are reliable, up-to-date scientific sources and cited fully

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