Lab Grading Profiles

1. ORR - Observation/Recording/ Reporting - select observations relevant to the particular activity;

record the result of a measurement accurately; select, draw and use appropriate models of
presenting data, for example, tables, graphs and diagrams; organise and present a complete
report in a clear and logical form; report accurately and concisely; report and recheck
unexpected results.

2. MM - Manipulation/Measurement-follow instructions; set up and use carefully and

competently simple laboratory apparatus and measuring instruments.

3. AI - Analysis and Interpretation- identify and recognise the component parts of a whole and
interpret the relationship between those parts; identify causal factors and show how they
interact with each other; infer, predict and draw conclusions; make necessary and accurate
calculations and recognise the limitations and assumptions inherent in the collection and
interpretation of data.

4. PD - Planning and Designing- develop hypotheses and devise means of carrying out
investigations to test them; plan and execute experimental procedures and operations in an
appropriate sequence; use controls where appropriate; modify original plan or sequence of
operations as a result of difficulties encountered in carrying out experiments or obtaining
unexpected results; take into account possible sources of error, precautions and limitations in
the design of an experiment.