Written Report Rubric
Criteria
Excellent (A)
Good (B)
Fair (C)
Poor (D)
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Abstract or Executive Summarizes goal of
Most information is
Insufficient summary
Abstract is missing or
Summary
project and results
presented, but some
of what was done.
contains no specific
concisely. Specific
items may be
Few specific results
information.
information provided.
missing.
presented.
Introduction
Discusses why the
Gives general
Some information on
Provides little or no
study was done, and
description of the
the purpose of the
information on why
expected behavior.
purpose of the study,
study is given, but no
the study was done.
Presents background but some relevant
background or
No background
information, with
background informareferences provided.
information given.
references, relevant
tion may be missing.
to the study.
Materials and
Concisely describes
Methods generally
Methods may be
Most key pieces of
Methods
methods or gives
are well described or
insufficiently exinformation are
references to sources referenced, but some plained, or may be
missing. References
(or Calculations)
of methods used.
items may be insufdescribed in too
to methods aren’t
Assumptions well
ficiently described or
much detail. Large
provided.
described.
left out.
gaps in information.
Results
Data are presented in Data tables are
Insufficient data are
Raw data are
one or more tables,
presented, but some
presented, or several missing. Reported
with accompanying
calculations may be
errors in calculations
counts are calculated
text to introduce the
in error, some data
are present and
incorrectly. No text to
tables. Figures are
may be missing, or
distract from the
present the results.
used to illustrate key
figures may be
results. Text and/or
No figures or
comparisons or
insufficient.
figures may be
alternative methods
trends. No errors in
missing.
of data presentation.
calculations.
Discussion
Clearly discusses
Generally clear
Limited discussion of
Reader can gain very
what results mean
discussion of results
results and conlittle information
and what conclusions and conclusions, but
clusions. Little or no
about why the project
may be drawn from
may miss some
reference to pubwas done and what
them. Cites pubpoints. Some use of
lished standards or
the results may
lished standards or
references and
other reports.
mean. No reference
other related reports.
published standards.
to other studies.
References
Includes references
Appropriate referFew references are
No references
to methods, related
ences are generally
given. Style is
provided.
studies, background
present; some may
incorrect and/or
sources within text;
be incomplete or in
incomplete.
list of complete
incorrect style.
citations in
appropriate style at
end.
Style
Writing is free of
Writing is generally
Writing has some
Errors are frequent
errors in grammar,
error-free and in
errors but these are
and distracting, so
(detailed calculations punctuation, capitaliactive voice.
not too distracting.
that it is hard to
in appendices)
zation, spelling. Uses Sentence flow is gen- Voice may change
determine meaning.
active voice. Flows
erally smooth and
randomly. Flow is not No logical connection
smoothly. Logical
logical. Standard
consistently smooth;
of ideas or flow of
connection of points.
style is generally folappears disjointed.
sentences. Journal
Follows standard
lowed. Minor errors
Style is not followed
paper style is not
organizational style.
may be present.
consistently.
followed.