SCORING RUBRIC FOR PROJECT RESEARCH QUESTION

RESEARCH QUESTION (20 pts)

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

PENALTIES

• Late (-1 pt/day)

Total: 20 points

SCORING RUBRIC FOR PROJECT PROPOSAL

TITLE, RESEARCH QUESTION, BIOLOGICAL INTEREST, HYPOTHESES/DEDUCTIONS, AND CONSIDERATIONS (20 pts)

Contains informative title and student name (2 pts)

Research question(s) clearly given (2 pts)

Biological Interest clearly given (8 pts)

Hypotheses/Deductions clearly given (4 pts)

Considerations clearly given (4 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 DATA

RAW DATA (5 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 (5 pts)

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

PENALTIES

• Falsified Data (-20 pts)
• Grammar/Neatness (-4 pts)
• Late (-2 pts per day)

Total: 20 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 (-20 pts)
• Improper Format, Falsified Data, or Plagiarism (-100 pts)
• Less than 8 hours of data collection (based on proportion of 8 hours)
• Late (-2 pts/day)[points lost here are lost on revised report too].

Total: 100 points