PROJECT
PAPER SCORING RUBRICS
Project Question, Proposal and
Report
SCORING RUBRIC
FOR PROJECT RESEARCH QUESTION
RESEARCH
QUESTION (10
pts)
Research question(s)
clearly given in question form
PENALTIES
- Late (-1 pt/day to max
of -2 pts)
Total: 10 points
SCORING RUBRIC
FOR PROJECT PROPOSAL
TITLE, RESEARCH QUESTION, AND HYPOTHESES (10
pts)
Contains informative
title and student name (2 pts)
Research question(s)
clearly given (3 pts)
Hypotheses clearly given (5 pts)
METHODS (20 pts)
- Includes proposed dates (and
times if relevant) (2 pts)
- Includes location (2 pts)
- Includes sampling system (4 pts)
- Includes specifically,
what and how data will be collected (8 pts)
- Includes how all data
are to be summarized and analyzed (4 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
(-40 pts)
- Late (-2 pts/day to
max of -10 pts)
Total:
40 points
SCORING RUBRIC FOR
PROJECT REPORT
TITLE, RESEARCH QUESTION, AND HYPOTHESES (5
pts)
- Contains informative
title and student name (1 pt)
- Research question(s)
clearly given (1 pt)
- Hypotheses clearly given (3)
METHODS (15 pts)
- Includes dates (and times
if relevant) (1 pt)
- Includes study site location (2 pts)
- Includes sampling system (placement and
size of transects/observation areas, etc.) (2 pts)
- Includes specifically,
what how data were collected (5 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 or Plagiarism
(-100 pts)
- Late (-3 pts/day to
max of -25 pts)(pts lost here are lost on revised report too).
Total:
100 points