PROJECT
PAPER SCORING RUBRICS
Project Question, Proposal and
Report
SCORING RUBRIC
FOR PROJECT RESEARCH QUESTION
RESEARCH
QUESTION (20
pts)
Research question(s)
clearly given in question form
PENALTIES
Total: 20 points
SCORING RUBRIC
FOR PROJECT PROPOSAL
TITLE, RESEARCH QUESTION, AND HYPOTHESES/DEDUCTIONS, VARIABLES/ASSUMPTIONS (20
pts)
Contains informative
title and student name (3 pts)
Research question(s)
clearly given (2 pts)
Hypotheses/Deductions clearly given (10 pts)
Variables/Assumptions clearly given (5 pts)
METHODS (30 pts)
- Includes proposed dates (and
times if relevant) (2 pts)
- Includes location (3 pts)
- Includes sampling system (10 pts)
- Includes specifically,
what and how data will be collected (10 pts)
- Includes how all data
are to be summarized and analyzed (5 pts)
RESULTS (10 pts)
- Includes sample data
table(s)/graph(s) (6 pts)
- Each sample table/graph
has a complete caption (2 pts) and is fully labeled (2 pts)
PENALTIES
- Grammar/Neatness (-5
pts)
- Improper Format or Plagiarism
(-60 pts)
- Late (-2 pts/day)
Total:
60 points
SCORING RUBRIC FOR
PROJECT REPORT
TITLE, RESEARCH QUESTION, AND HYPOTHESES/DEDUCTIONS, VARIABLES/ASSUMPTIONS (10
pts)
- Contains informative
title and student name (2 pts)
- Research question(s)
clearly given (2 pts)
- Hypotheses/Deductions clearly given (4 pts)
- Variables/Assumptions clearly given (2 pts)
METHODS (30 pts)
- Includes dates (and times
if relevant) (2 pt)
- Includes study site location (3 pts)
- Includes sampling system (placement and
size of transects/observation areas, etc.) (10 pts)
- Includes specifically,
what and how data were collected (10 pts)
- Includes how all data
were summarized and analyzed (5 pts)
RESULTS (30 pts)
- Data summarized clearly
in paragraph form (10 pts)
- Data table(s)/graph(s)
presented (10 pts)
- Each table/graph has
a complete caption (5 pts) and is fully labeled (5 pts)
DISCUSSION (30 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 (12 pts)
- Ways to improve study
are discussed (5 pts)
- A new research question
that extends the study is given (5 pts)
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY (20
pts)
- Contains at least two
quality sources, fully cited (10 pts)
- Annotations clearly
presented (10 pts)
PENALTIES
- Grammar/Neatness (-20
pts)
- Improper Format, Falsified Data, or Plagiarism
(-120 pts)
- Late (-3 pts/day)[points lost here are lost on revised report too].
Total:
120 points