Lab Report Rubric
Chemical and Materials Engineering
Title Page
Abstract
Introduction
Absent
0
Not Present (0 pt)
Not Present
(0 pt)
Not Present (0 pt)
Objective
Not Present (0 pt)
Background
Not Present (0 pt)
Procedure
Results
Discussion
Not Present (0 pt)
Not Present (0 pt)
Not Present (0 pt)
Conclusion &
Recommendations
Not Present (0 pt)
Reference
Not Present (0 pt)
Appendix
Pre-Lab
Not Present (0 pt)
Not Present (0 pt)
Beginning
1
Incomplete, missing two or
more of the following: title of
the experiment, group
number, group member
names, course title, course
number, course section, date,
and university and
department names. (1 pt)
Several major aspects of the
experiment are missing, lack
of understanding about
writing an abstract (1-3 pt)
Misses the context of the
experiment (1 pt)
Not stated in an organized
matter. (1 pt)
Very little background
information provided or
information is incorrect (1-3
pt)
Missing several important
experimental details or not
written in paragraph format
(1-3 pt)
Incorrect handing of the raw
date (1-3 pt)
Developing
2
Incomplete, missing ONLY one of
the following: title of the
experiment, group number, group
member names, course title,
course number, course section,
date, and university and
department names. (2 pt)
Adequate
3
Complete title page with
major formatting errors. (3 pt)
Accomplished
4
Complete title page with
minor formatting errors. (4
pt)
Exemplary
5
Complete title page and correct
format. (5 pt)
Misses most of major aspects of
the experiment or the results (4-5
pt)
Misses one or more major
aspects of the experiment (6-7
pt)
Contains references to all major
aspects of the experiment and the
results, all-written. (10 pt)
Incomplete introduction, misses
most of the main principle of the
experiment (2 pt)
Lacking clarity of the experiment
(2 pt)
Missing major points and doesn’t
included the most principles or
concepts of the experiment (4-5
pt)
Two or more of the following: not
in paragraph form, 3rd person
past-tense and/or missing some
important details (4-5 pt)
Explains the context of the
experiments (3 pt)
References most of the
aspects of the experiment,
some minor details are
missing (8-9 pt)
Explains and provides
examples of the applied
principles (4 pt)
States the goal of the
experiment. (4 pt)
Nearly complete, clearly and
explains the principles of the
experiment (8-9 pt)
One of the following: not in
paragraph form, 3rd person
past-tense and/or missing
some important details (6-7
pt)
Most figures, graphs, tables
are okay, some still missing
some important or required
(6-7 pt)
Written in paragraph
format, important
experiment details are
cover, some minor details
missing (8-9 pt)
Almost all the results have
been drawn, but some have
minor problems or could still
be improved (8-9pt)
Well-written in paragraph format,
all experimental details are
covered. (10pt)
Results are displayed in the
correct matter but the partial
understanding is still evident
(9-11 pt)
Almost all of the results
have been correctly
interpreted and discuss;
only minor improvements
are needed. (12-14 pt)
All important conclusions
have been drawn, could be
better stated. Include
recommendations (8-9 pt)
Complete reference, correct
format, and minor
sequencing error. (4 pt)
Complete appendix, correct
sample calculations, slightly
unorganized. (4 pt)
All important trends and data
comparisons have been
interpreted correctly and
discussed, good understanding of
results is conveyed. (15 pt)
All important conclusions have
been clearly made, student shows
good understanding. Included
recommendations (10 pt)
Complete reference, correct
format, and sequencing. (5 pt)
Complete Pre-lab with
minor inaccuracies. (8-9 pt)
Complete Pre-lab, neat sketch,
and correct information. (10 pt)
Very incomplete or incorrect
interpretation of trends and
comparison of data indicating
a lack of understanding of
results (1-5 pt)
Conclusions are missing or
missing the important points
(1-3 pt)
Figures, graphs, tables contain
errors or are poorly constructed,
having missing titles, captions or
numbers, units missing or
incorrect (4-5 pt)
Some of the results have been
correctly interpreted and
discussed; partial but incomplete
understanding of results is still
evident (6-8 pt)
Conclusions are partial correct,
and shows little understanding of
the concepts (4-5 pt)
Incomplete reference, wrong
format, no sequencing. (0 pt)
Complete, wrong format, no
sequencing. (2pt)
Incomplete, missing two or
more of the following: Pre-lab,
sample calculations, raw data.
(1 pt)
Incomplete Pre-lab, missing
two of the following:
equipment sketch,
experimental procedure, data
collection method. (1-3 pt)
Missing one of the following: Prelab, sample calculations, raw
data. (2 pt)
Incomplete Pre-lab, missing ONLY
one of the following: equipment
sketch, experimental procedure,
data collection method. (4-5 pt)
States a proportion of the goal
of the experiment. (3 pt)
Includes most of the major
concepts (6-7 pt)
Conclusions regarding major
points are drawn, but many
are misstated, indicating a
lack of understanding. (6-7 pt)
Complete reference, correct
format, and major sequencing
error. (3 pt)
Complete appendix, incorrect
sample calculation or
unorganized. (3 pt)
Complete Pre-lab, inaccurate
sketch or data collection
method. (6-7 pt)
Introduction complete and wellwritten, include examples of the
principle (5 pt)
Explains and clearly states the
goal of the experiment. (5 pt)
Complete, well-written, includes
all concepts (10 pt)
All figures, graphs, tables are
correctly drawn, are numbered
and contain titles/captions. (10
pt)
Complete appendix, well
organized and explained. (5 pt)
Score
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