CMT

LABORATORY
REPORT
2023
 1. Title Page: (5 points)

Title is informative and concise

Date performed and Date Submitted
Formatting is consistent and professional

2. Abstract: (15 points)

Provides a clear and concise summary of the experiment (4 points)
Includes the objective, methods, results, and conclusions (4 points)
Uses appropriate language and style (3 points)
Length is appropriate (around 150-250 words) (2 points)

3. Introduction: (15 points)

Provides a clear and concise overview of the experiment (4 points)
Includes background and motivation for the study (4 points)
States the research question or hypothesis being tested (3 points)
Provides context and relevance of the research question or hypothesis (4 points)
4. Materials and Equipment: (10 points)
Describes the materials used in the experiment (e.g. Portland cement, fine and coarse aggregates, water,
etc.) (4 points)
Includes quantities and sources of the materials used (2 points)
Describes the equipment used in the experiment (e.g. concrete mixer, slump cone, compression testing
machine, etc.) (4 points)

5. Methods: (15 points)

Describes the procedures followed in enough detail to allow others to replicate the experiment (8 points)
Uses appropriate language and style (3 points)
Includes safety precautions taken (2 points)
Includes any sources of error and how they were addressed (2 points)

6. Results: (20 points)

Presents the data obtained during the experiment in an appropriate format (e.g., tables, graphs, charts) (5
points)
Provides a brief description of the main findings (5 points)
Uses appropriate language and style (3 points)
Accurately reports the data and findings (4 points)
Includes appropriate statistical analysis if necessary (3 points)
7. Illustrations: (15 points)
Includes relevant and informative illustrations such as photographs, diagrams, or schematics (6 points)
Captions are clear and informative (3 points)
Illustrations are properly labeled and referred to in the text (3 points)
Illustrations are high quality and easy to understand (3 points)

8. Discussion: (25 points)

Interprets and analyzes the results obtained in the experiment (7 points)
Relates the findings to the standard results (5 points)
Discusses the implications and limitations of the experiment (6 points)
Uses appropriate language and style (3 points)
Suggests improvement for the experiment (4 points)

9. Conclusion: (10 points)

Summarizes the main findings of the experiment (3 points)
Restates the significance of the experiment (2 points)
Uses appropriate language and style (2 points)
Suggests improvement of the experiment (3 points)
10. References: (5 points)

Lists all sources cited in the report (2 points)

Uses a consistent citation style (2 points)
Includes relevant and recent sources (1 point)

Total: 100 points

Grading
Criteria Weight Excellent (5) Good (4) Fair (3) Poor (2) Very Poor (1)

Attended all Attended some Attended few

Attended most Did not attend
scheduled scheduled scheduled
scheduled most scheduled
sessions and sessions and sessions and
Attendance and sessions and sessions and did
10% actively participated participated
Participation participated well not participate in
participated in all adequately in minimally in
in most aspects of most aspects of
aspects of the some aspects of some aspects of
the experiment the experiment
experiment the experiment the experiment

Took Completed Did not complete

Completed Did not complete
responsibility for individual tasks individual tasks
individual tasks individual tasks
individual tasks as assigned but as assigned and
as assigned and as assigned and
and did not did not
Responsibility demonstrated did not
20% demonstrated demonstrate demonstrate
and Initiative some initiative in contribute to the
initiative in much initiative in initiative in
helping the group group's
helping the group helping the group helping the group
complete the completion of the
complete the complete the complete the
experiment experiment
experiment experiment experiment

Worked Had difficulty

Worked well with Worked well with Had difficulty
adequately with working with
all group most group working with
some group some group
members, members, most group
members, members,
showed respect showed respect members,
Teamwork and showed respect showed little
30% and courtesy to and courtesy to showed no
Collaboration and courtesy to respect or
all, and most, and respect or
some, and courtesy, and
contributed contributed to courtesy, and did
contributed to contributed
effectively to most group not contribute to
some group minimally to
group discussions discussions group discussions
discussions group discussions
Grading
Criteria Weight Excellent (5) Good (4) Fair (3) Poor (2) Very Poor (1)

Demonstrated
Demonstrated Demonstrated Demonstrated
limited
excellent good adequate Demonstrated
understanding of
understanding of understanding of understanding of poor
the experiment,
the experiment, the experiment, the experiment, understanding of
completed tasks
Quality of Work 30% completed tasks completed tasks completed tasks the experiment,
inaccurately or
accurately and accurately and adequately and did not complete
incompletely,
thoroughly, and thoroughly, and produced tasks or produced
and produced
produced high- produced good- satisfactory unusable results
poor-quality
quality results quality results results
results

Communicated Communicated Did not

Communicated Communicated
clearly and mostly clearly communicate
somewhat clearly unclearly and
effectively with and effectively clearly or
and effectively ineffectively with
all group with group effectively with
Communication with some group some group
10% members, and members, and any group
Skills members, and members, and
presented ideas presented ideas member, and
presented ideas presented ideas
and results in a and results in a presented ideas
and results and results
professional satisfactory and results
adequately poorly
manner manner poorly
Grading
Self Grade Groupmate Grade Instructor Grade
Criteria Weight
(10%) (40%) (50%)

Attendance and Participation 10%

Responsibility and Initiative 20%

Teamwork and Collaboration 30%

Quality of Work 30%

Communication Skills 10%

Total 100%

For each criterion, the weight and grading scale can be defined as in the previous matrix. Each member of the group can evaluate
themselves and their groupmates using the same matrix, and the instructor can provide their own evaluation as well. The final
grade for each member can be calculated by multiplying their self-grade, the instructor's grade, and their groupmates' grade by the
corresponding weight, adding up the products, and dividing by 100.
Grading
Criteria Weight Member 1 Member 2 Member 3

Attendance and Participation 10%

Responsibility and Initiative 20%

Teamwork and Collaboration 30%

Quality of Work 30%

Communication Skills 10%

Total 100%