PHYSICS 202 LAB and PHYSICS 205 LAB

Assessment
RUBRIC for Physics Laboratory Preliminary Group Report (PGR)

Levels of Achievement

Criteria Needs Unsatisfactory Developing Fair Satisfactory Very Satisfactory Outstanding Exemplary
Improvement

Completeness 1 Point (5) 2 Points (10) 3 Points (15) 4 Points (20) 5 Points (25) 6 Points (30) 7 Points (35) 8 Points (40)
of Solution
(40%) Calculations are Calculations are Calculations are Calculations are Calculations are Calculations are Calculations are Calculations are
at least 20% at least 30% at least 40% at least 50% at least 60% at least 75% at least 85% at least 95%
complete with complete with complete with complete with complete with complete with complete with complete with
appropriate appropriate appropriate units appropriate appropriate appropriate appropriate units appropriate
units units units units units units
Accuracy of 1 Point (5) 2 Points (10) 3 Points (15) 4 Points (20) 5 Points (25) 6 Points (30) 7 Points (35) 8 Points (40)
Answers
(40%) Data and Data and results Data and results Data and results Data and Data and results Data and results Data and results
results have have at most have at most 30% have at most results have at have at most have at most 10% have at most 7%
more than 35% 35% of error or of error or 25% of error or most 20% of 15% of error or of error or of error or
of error or difference, and difference, and difference, and error or difference, and difference, and difference, and
difference, and at least 60% of at least 70% of at least 75% of difference, and at least 85% of at least 90% of at least 95% of
at least 50% of the answers to the answers to the answers to at least 80% of the answers to the answers to the answers to
the answers to the questions the questions are the questions the answers to the questions the questions are the questions
the questions are correct correct are correct the questions are correct correct are correct
are correct are correct
Follows the 1 Point (2.5) 2 Points (5) 3 Points (7.5) 4 Points (10) 5 Points (12.5) 6 Points (15) 7 Points (17.5) 8 Points (20)
format
completely Follows at least Follows at least Follows at least Follows at least Follows at least Follows at least Follows at least Follows at least
and neatly 50% of the 60% of the 70% of the format 75% of the 80% of the 85% of the 90% of the format 95% of the
(20%) format with format with not with not more format with not format with not format with not with not more format with a
more than 15 more than 13 than 11 erasures. more than 9 more than 7 more than 5 than 3 erasures. maximum of 1
erasures. erasures. erasures. erasures. erasures. erasure.

2nd Term AY 2015-2016

 PHYSICS LABORATORY FINAL GROUP REPORT (FGR)

Levels of Achievement

Criteria Unsatisfactory Developing Satisfactory Exemplary

Accuracy of 1 Point (5) 2 Points (10) 3 Points (15) 4 Points (20)

Answers (20%)
Data and results Data and results Data and results Data and results
have more than have at most 25% have at most 15% have at most 7% of
25% of error or of error or of error or error or difference
difference difference difference
Completeness of 1 Point (5) 2 Points (10) 3 Points (15) 4 Points (20)
solution (20%)
Calculations are Calculations are at Calculations are at Calculations are at
more than 50% least 50% least 85% least 95% complete
incomplete with complete with complete with with appropriate
appropriate units appropriate units appropriate units units
Consistency of 1 Point (2.5) 2 Points (5) 3 Points (7.5) 4 Points (10)
Format and
Neatness (10%) Follows less than Follows at least Follows at least Follows at least 95%
50% of the format 50% of the format 75% of the format of the format with a
with more than 5 with not more than with not more maximum of 1
erasures. 5 erasures. than 3 erasures. erasure.
Thoroughness of 1 Point (6.25) 2 Points (12.5) 3 Points (18.75) 4 Points (25)
Analysis (25%)
Discussion is less Discussion is at Discussion is at Discussion is at least
than 50% detailed least 50% detailed least 75% detailed 95% detailed and
and does not and includes the and includes the includes the
include a relationship relationship relationship
relationship between between between
between trends/patterns trends/patterns trends/patterns
trends/patterns seen, with a very seen, with a seen, with thorough
seen, with no minimal discussion minimal discussion of the
discussion of the of the data. discussion of the data. All laboratory
 data. Laboratory Laboratory data. Laboratory questions are
questions are questions are questions are answered correctly,
answered with answered with at answered with at thoroughly and
more than 2 least 2 incorrect least 1 incorrect clearly.
incorrect answers. answers. answer.
Clarity of 1 Point (6.25) 2 Points (12.5) 3 Points (18.75) 4 Points (25)
Conclusion
(25%) Clear and concise Clear and concise Clear but not Clear and concise
conclusions are conclusions are concise conclusions are
given. Conclusion given. Conclusion conclusions are given. Conclusion
addresses fails to address given. Conclusion addresses all the
objectives and some of the fails to address objectives. Errors
states knowledge objectives. Errors some of the and ways to
gained. Errors and ways to objectives. Errors diminish errors are
and ways to diminish errors are and ways to thoroughly
diminish errors discussed diminish errors discussed.
are not discussed. minimally. are discussed.