Marking Rubric for Lab Report
4 3
Introduction Introduction complete and
well-written; provides all
necessary background
principles for the experiment
and citation.
Components and Well-written with
Methods appropriate format, all
experimental details are
covered
Schematic diagram The schematic diagrams are
made with a proper
software/tool
Results and Calculation All figures, graphs, tables are
correctly drawn, are
numbered and contain
titles/captions.
Discussion All important trends and
data comparisons have been
interpreted
correctly and discussed,
good understanding of
results is conveyed
Conclusions All important conclusions
have been clearly made,
student shows good
understanding
Spelling, grammar, All grammar/spelling
sentence structure correct and very well-written
Appearance/ All sections in order, well-
formatting, and formatted, very well written
with no grammar/spelling
spelling/grammar/ errors
sentence structure
2 1
Introduction is nearly
complete, missing some
minor points and citations
Written in appropriate
format, important
experimental details are
covered, some minor details
missing
- -
All figures, graphs, tables are
correctly drawn, but some
have minor problems or
could still be improved
Almost all of the results have
been correctly interpreted
and discussed, only minor
improvements are needed
All important conclusions
have been drawn, could be
better stated
Less than 3
grammar/spelling errors,
mature, readable style
All sections in order,
formatting generally good
but could still be improved,
well written with very
minimum grammar/spelling
errors
Some introductory
information, but still
missing some major
points and citations
Written in appropriate
format, still missing some
important experimental
details
Most figures, graphs, tables
OK, some still missing some
important or required
features
Some of the results have
been correctly interpreted
and discussed; partial but
incomplete understanding
of results is still evident
Conclusions regarding
major points are drawn, but
many are misstated,
indicating a lack of
understanding
Occasional
grammar/spelling errors,
generally readable with
some rough spots in writing
style
Sections are in order,
contains the minimum
allowable amount of
handwritten copy,
formatting is rough, but still
readable.
0 Points
Very little background No introduction is
information provided, or presented
information is incorrect, and
no citations
Missing several important No components and
experimental details or methods are presented
not written in appropriate
format
- The schematic diagrams
are not drawn properly
with appropriate
software/tool
Figures, graphs, tables No result is presented
contain errors or are poorly
constructed, have missing
titles, captions or numbers,
units missing or incorrect,
etc.
Very incomplete or No discussion is
incorrect interpretation presented
of trends and comparison
of data indicating a lack
of understanding of
results
Conclusions missing or No conclusion is
missing the important presented
points
Frequent grammar All the sentences cannot
and/or spelling errors, be understood due to
writing style is rough and grammatical error and
immature wrong sentence
structures
Sections are out of order, No report is submitted
too much handwritten copy,
sloppy formatting, and hard
to read, with too many
errors in spelling/grammar/
sentence structure