Assessment Rubric for Data Analysis Using Excel

Student Name: __________________Score: _______ (18 possible)

Date: __________________________
Area Assessed
Survey
Instrument

3
The survey
accounts for
low and high
numbers and/or
has a variety of
answer
choices.

Student Created
Bar Graph

The
information on
the graph is
easy to read
and all data is
correctly
graphed.
There is a
clearly labeled
X-axis and the
number range
is divided
equally.
There is a
clearly labeled
Y-axis and the
number range
is divided
equally.
The graph has
the correct:
Title
X-axis
Y-axis
Data ranges
The analysis
gives
information
and thoughtful
consideration
of the data.

Computer
Generated Bar
Graph

Data Analysis

2
The choices
are clear, but
they do not
account for
high and low
numbers or
they lack
variety.
Some of the
information is
not correct.

1
The answer
choices are not
easily
understood.

0
The survey
does not
distinguish
among answer
choices.

Most of the
information is
not correct.

The
information on
the graph is not
understandable.

There is a
clearly labeled
X-axis.

The Y-axis is
not labeled.

The X-axis
does not exist.

There is a
clearly labeled
Y-axis.

The Y-axis is
not labeled.

The Y-axis
does not exist.

The graph is
missing one
element.

The graph is
missing 2
elements.

The graph is
missing 3 or
more elements.

The analysis
focuses on the
numbers and
briefly
considers the
implications.

The analysis is
missing
numerical data
or reflection on
the data.

The analysis is
inaccurate,
fails to mention
numbers or
give any
conclusions.