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Research Project Rubric 
Science Project Rubric
Rubric Code: A32A57
By cardiodiva
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Subject: Medical  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: Undergraduate

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  Incomplete

40 pts

Poor

60 pts

Fair

70 pts

Good

80 pts

Excellent

100 pts

Title

Experiment Question
Incomplete

No Title Present or student clearly did just enough to get by.
Poor

Title present but does not relate to experiment.
Fair

Title present but is not in question form.
Good

Title is present and in question form. Title may need to be larger.
Excellent

Title is present, in question form, and includes experiment question.
Problem

Paragraph explaining experiment question.
Incomplete

No Problem Stated or student clearly did just enough to get by.
Poor

Problem is stated but is very vague and doesn't communicate why the project was chosen or what was expected to be learned from the experiment.
Fair

Problem stated but lacks some explanation of the problem. Problem is fairly unclear. Too brief of an explanation.
Good

Problem stated in adequate length but is not completely clear. Has not stated what variables are being investigated.
Excellent

Stating a problem.
Follows correct format.
Research is evident.
Answers questions: Why are you performing the experiment?
What are you trying to find out?
Has clearly indentified independent and dependent variables.
Hypothesis

Educated guess to experiment question.
Incomplete

No Hypothesis Statedor student clearly did just enough to get by.
Poor

Not clear in thought and direction.
No independent and dependent variable called out.
Fair

Does not use correct format.
Is not an educated guess (no evidence of prior knowledge or research).
Does not apply to the problem.
Good

Applies directly to the problem.
Uses correct format. Called out variables but not clear on direction.
Excellent

Answers in a complete sentence. It is an educated guess. Has clearly called out independent and dependent variables. Used correct format(If…then)
Materials (Part of Experiment)

Detailed list of materials used to complete experiment.
Incomplete

No Materials Listed or student clearly did just enough to get by.
Poor

Does not list many of the materials required for the experiment.
Fair

List of materials but NOT bulleted or listed. List is missing several important materials.
Good

List of bulleted materials but missing some minor materials evident in the procedure.
Excellent

List of materials is complete, bulleted or lsited and includes all materials evident in procedure.
Procedure (Part of Experiment)

Numbered steps used to complete experiment.
Incomplete

No Procedure Listed or student clearly did just enough to get by.
Poor

Fragmented steps. No logical order.
Fair

Incomplete procedure.
Fragmented steps. Not organized.
Lacks details.
Good

Completed procedure .
Logical and organized.
Missing a few details.
Reader is left with some questions about procedure.
Excellent

Completed procedure.
Logical and organized.
Reader is left with no questions about procedure.
NO misspelled words. Grammatically correct.
Data/Observations

Table showing data or observations
Incomplete

No data or observations evident or student clearly did just enough to get by.
Poor

Statement/Evidence of data or observations but no data table present. Does not reference one or more of the variables (independent/ dependent).
Fair

Data/observations displayed in a table form. Table is not clearly labeled or is difficult to decipher.
Good

Data/observations displayed clearly in table form, labeled, but has minor issues.
Excellent

Data/observations clearly and neatly displayed in table form. Labels are appropriate and indepenedent and dependent variables are in correct columns.
Results

Summary of results stating what data shows.
Incomplete

No Results or student clearly did just enough to get by.
Poor

Results do not clearly review the data collected in the experiment.
Fair

Results review only part of the data. No graphs and/or charts.
Good

Completed results with explanation and graph. Graph may lack some detail and clarity.
Excellent

Completed results with COLORFUL graphs/charts. Organized and easy to read graphs/charts
Conclusion

Summary of what was discovered, based on results.
Incomplete

No Conclusion or student clearly did just enough to get by.
Poor

Conclusion is VERY generic and doesn't explain how the experiment answered, or didn't answer, the experiment question.
Fair

States the answer to the experiment question but does not include evidence.
Lacks some clarity & includes no evidence.
Good

States answer to the experiment conclusion, with evidence fromt eh experiment. Is lacking a connection to hypothesis.
Excellent

Conclusion is related to the hypothesis.
It is clearly supported by the data.
It briefly summarizes and interprets the results.
Presentation

Incomplete

No Presentation or student clearly did just enough to get by.
Poor

Presentation was sloppy and difficult to follow. Shows extreme lack of preparation or effort.
Fair

Presentation was fairly easy to follow. Minor issues. Student unable to answer questions about experiment sufficiently.
Good

Presentation was easy to follow, neatly done but too short. Student unable to answer 1 or 2 questions about experiment.
Excellent

Presentation was easy to follow, neatly done, and adequate in length, 5 - 7 minutes long. Student able to clearly and sufficiently answer questions about experiment.
Display

Tri fold Display or PowerPoint
Incomplete

No Display or student clearly did just enough to get by.
Poor

Organization and structure has no flow, unclear, and/or messy. Contains numerous grammatical and Missing many required sections. spelling errors.
Shows little effort and preparation.
Improper display.
Fair

Lacks some clarity and organization and structure is difficult to follow. Does not include some of the required sections. Some neatness issues.
Good

Includes all of the required sections. Presentation clear and easy to follow. Has few grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors. May have some sectionsDisplay is neat and effort is evident.
Excellent

Includes all required sections in proper order.
Proper display used and effort is clearly evident. NO misspelled words. Grammatically correct.



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