SCORING RUBRIC FOR QUIZZES

• Based on % correct.

Total: 25 points

SCORING RUBRIC FOR PROJECT RESEARCH QUESTION

RESEARCH QUESTION (5 pts)

Research question(s) clearly given in question form (one sentence with question mark at end).

PENALTIES

• Late: - 1 pt/day

Total: 5 points

SCORING RUBRIC FOR PROJECT PROPOSAL

TITLE, RESEARCH QUESTION, BIOLOGICAL INTEREST, HYPOTHESES/DEDUCTIONS, AND CONSIDERATIONS (10 pts)

Contains informative title and student name (1 pt)

Research question(s) clearly given (1 pt)

Biological Interest clearly given (4 pts)

Hypotheses/Deductions clearly given (2 pts)

Considerations clearly given (2 pts)

• Includes proposed dates (and times if relevant) (1 pt)
• Includes location (1 pt)
• Includes sampling system (5 pts)
• Includes specifically, what and how data will be collected (5 pts)
• Includes how all data are to be summarized and analyzed (3 pts)

RESULTS (5 pts)

• Includes sample data table(s)/graph(s), each with complete caption (2 pts) and fully labeled (3 pts)

PENALTIES

• Grammar/Neatness (-3 pts)
• Improper Format or Plagiarism (-30 pts)
• Late (-2 pts/day)

Total: 30 points

SCORING RUBRIC FOR PROJECT DATA

RAW DATA (3 pts)

Contains all data collected

• Includes table(s) and/or graph(s) that will be submitted with the report.
• Each table/graph must have a name (e.g., Table 1) (1 pt), a caption (2 pts), and be fully labeled (2 pts)
• Each table should have totals and/ or averages and information on whether numbers are significantly different or not.

TENTATIVE CONCLUSION (2 pts)

• States the answer to the research question based on whether the data are signficantly different or not.

PENALTIES

• Falsified Data (-10 pts)
• Grammar/Neatness (-2 pts)
• Late (-2 pts/day)

Total: 15 points

SCORING RUBRIC FOR PROJECT REPORT

TITLE, RESEARCH QUESTION, BIOLOGICAL INTEREST, AND HYPOTHESES/DEDUCTIONS(10 pts)

• Contains informative title and student name (2 pts)
• Research question(s) clearly given (2 pts)
• Biological Interest (4 pts)
• Hypotheses/Deductions clearly given (2 pts)

METHODS (10 pts)

• Includes dates (and times if relevant) (1 pt)
• Includes study site location (1 pts)
• Includes sampling system (placement and size of transects/observation areas, etc.) (2 pts)
• Includes specifically, what and how data were collected (3 pts)
• Includes how all data were summarized and analyzed (3 pts)

RESULTS (30 pts)

• Data summarized clearly in paragraph form (10 pts)
• Data table(s)/graph(s) clearly presented (10 pts)
• Each table/graph has a complete caption (5 pts) and is fully labeled (5 pts)

• Each tentative conclusion is presented (4 pts)
• For each tentative conclusion, a causal question is presented (4 pts)
• For each tentative conclusion, multiple hypotheses with supporting statements are given.
  • Hypothesis 1 clearly gives a possible answer to the causal question (2 pts).
    • Support for H1 completely explains the hypothesis, incorporating info from the literature (3 pts).
  • Hypothesis 2 clearly gives a possible answer to the causal question (2 pts).
    • Support for H2 completely explains the hypothesis, incorporating info from the literature (3 pts).
  • Hypothesis 3 clearly gives a possible answer to the causal question (2 pts).
    • Support for H3 completely explains the hypothesis, incorporating info from the literature (3 pts).
• Ways to improve study are discussed (5 pts)
• A new research question that extends the study is given (2 pts)

• Contains at least two quality sources, fully cited (10 pts)
• Annotations (one or more sentences describing how you used each source) clearly presented (10 pts)

• Grammar/Neatness (-10 pts)
• Improper Format or Plagiarism (-100 pts)
• Late (-2 pts/day)(pts lost here are lost on revised report too).

Total: 100 points

SCORING RUBRIC FOR PROJECT PRESENTATION

PRESENTATION

• Visual Aids used Effectively (5 pts)
  
  • Pre-prepared materials (e.g. handouts, transparencies, posters, photos, videos, Powerpoint)
  • Passed around items do not count
• Talked with interest to audience (5 pts):
  • Do not read verbatim notes. Face the entire audience. Sound interested.
• Quality of Content Presented (20 pts)
  • Depth/Relevance of material presented
  • Presented in organized and logical manner

PENALTIES

• Failed to attend ALL presentations (-0-30 based on percentage of presentations missed)
• Late (-10 pts/class period)

Total: 30 points

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