Physiology Experimental Designs and Poster Presentations
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Components
5 Points
3 Points
1 Point
Title
Title is a clear, concise
and accurate
representation of purpose
of lab.
Brief, clearly stated
problem or question,
relevant to the task.
Title is somewhat clear
and accurate
representation of
purpose of lab.
Brief, somewhat clearly
stated problem or
question, relevant to
the task.
Is either wordy, lacking
information or does not
explain the problem
sufficiently.
Poorly stated title and/or
does not accurately
represent purpose of lab.
X2
Poorly stated question or
problem. May lack
relevance.
X2
Problem or
Question
Purpose
Research
(Background)
Hypothesis
Experimental
Design
Brief overview of the
purpose of the
experiment that is
complete, accurate and
explains the importance
of the problem.
The student has
effectively explained the
current research which
has been done to address
the problem or answer
the question.
Hypothesis is clearly
stated in one sentence
and supported by
previous knowledge or
research.
Minimal work was done
to research what has
been done to address
the problem or
question, and/or it is
explained poorly.
Hypothesis is
somewhat vague,
unclear, or wordy, and
is somewhat based on
previous knowledge or
research.
Procedure is specific,
Procedure is somewhat
addresses the question or specific, does not
problem, includes safety completely address the
concerns, defines data
question or problem,
collection and specifies
includes safety
an appropriate control
concerns, defines data
and environmental
collection, and specifies
conditions that should be the control and some of
met.
the environmental
conditions that should
be met.
Is wordy and/or lacking
information. Problem is
unclear.
Research was poorly
done or indicated.
Current knowledge on the
topic is explained poorly.
Hypothesis is unclear and
not based on previous
knowledge or research.
Procedure is not specific,
does not address the
question or problem,
safety concerns, or data
collection and does not
specify an appropriate
control or environmental
conditions.
Completion of Student successfully
Experiment carries out the
Student carries out the
experimental design
somewhat successfully.
Data is collected.
.Student does not follow
the experimental design
or does not complete the
experiment.
Data / Results
Data is displayed in
charts and/or graphs as
appropriate. Data is
either incorrectly
summarized or is
analyzed in the results
section.
Data is not displayed in
charts or graphs. Data is
incorrectly summarized
and is analyzed in the
results section.
experimental design as
written. Data is collected
correctly.
Data is displayed in
charts and graphs as
appropriate and correctly
summarized but not
analyzed in results
section.
Multiply
by
X2
X2
X2
X3
X2
X2
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Total
Score
Components
5 Points
3 Points
1 Point
Graphs and
Charts
Graphs/charts are easy to
read and free of clutter.
Graphs and charts are
concisely and accurately
titled, with all axes
labeled. Units of
measure are correct.
Graphs used when
appropriate and clearly
convey meaning of data.
Graphs/charts are
somewhat easy to read
and free of clutter.
Graphs and charts are
titled, and all axes
labeled. Units of
measure are correct.
Graphs used when
appropriate and
somewhat convey
meaning of data.
Analysis is not clear or
somewhat illogical.
Significance of data is
either not clearly stated
or is inaccurate. Null
hypothesis is clearly
accepted or rejected
based on data analysis.
Graphs/charts are hard to
read and full of clutter.
Graphs and charts are
not titled and/or axes are
not labeled. Units of
measure are incorrect or
not indicated. Graphs are
not used when
appropriate and/or do not
convey meaning of data.
Means are not
indicated or are not
accurately calculated.
Means are used but
outliers are not
acknowledged.
OR Var. and St. Dev
are not indicated or
inaccurately calculated.
T-value was correctly
T-value was not
calculated using the
correctly calculated
correct formula for
using the correct
experimental type.
formula for
Degrees of freedom were experimental type. OR
correctly calculated.
Degrees of freedom
were incorrectly
calculated.
One/Two tailed test
One/two tailed test
correctly determined.
incorrectly determined
pValue was correctly
OR pValue was
determined and analyzed. incorrectly determined
and analyzed.
Poster is visually pleasing Poster is partially
and easy to read. No
visually pleasing and
more than 2 different
somewhat easy to
fonts are used and text is read. No more than 2
easy to read. Titles and
different fonts are used
heading are larger than
and text is easy to
content and are visible
read. Some titles or
from 3-4 feet away.
headings may be hard
Colors are appropriate
to read from 3-4 feet
and not distracting.
away or colors are
somewhat distracting.
Means are not indicated
or are not accurately
calculated.
Means are used but
outliers are not
acknowledged.
AND Var. and St. Dev are
not indicated or
inaccurately calculated.
T-value was not correctly
calculated using the
correct formula for
experimental type. AND
Degrees of freedom were
incorrectly calculated.
Overall Data
Analysis
Initial Data
Analysis
t-test Data
p-Values
Poster
Analysis is logical and
clear. Significance of
data is clearly stated and
accurate. Null hypothesis
is clearly accepted or
rejected based on data
analysis.
Means are indicated and
accurately calculated.
Means are free of outliers
or medians are used.
Var. and St. Dev are
indicated and accurately
calculated.
Analysis lacks logic and
/or clarity. Significance of
data is not clearly stated
and is inaccurate. OR
Null hypothesis is not
clearly accepted or
rejected based on data
analysis.
One/two tailed test
incorrectly determined
AND pValue was
incorrectly determined
and analyzed.
Poster is not visually
pleasing or difficult to
read. More than 2
different fonts are used
and text is hard to read.
Titles/headings are hard
to distinguish and/or
colors are distracting.
Multiply
by
X2
X3
X3
X3
X3
X2
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Total
Score
Components
5 Points
Presentation Clearly organized into a
Documentation
logical sequence and
shows a high level of
detailed preparation. Very
effectively presents
project and information
The required number of
high quality sources was
used, and all were
properly documented
(APA style).
3 Points
1 Point
Organized into a logical
sequence that
adequately presents
the information. Shows
good preparation.
Little or no logical
organization; presentation
is unclear and/or
confusing. Little to no
preparation is evident.
Fewer than the
required number of
high quality sources
were used; all were
properly documented
(APA).
The required number of
high quality sources was
substantially deficient and
the documentation was
incorrect or incomplete.
Multiply
by
Total
Score
X3
X2
Total Points Earned = ___________________ x 2 = ________________ out of 350 possible points
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