iRubric: Ecology Field Notebooks rubric

Layout follows instruction to includes dates, time, location and has a logical system of organization.

Table of Contents is complete. (back of notebook)

Plants are identified with common and Latin names.

The book is very neat and carefully done. There are no major spelling errors or grammatical mistakes.

Layout mostly follows instructions (date/ time/ location) and and has a logical system of organization.

Table of Contents is complete (with 2 or less errors). Plants are identified with common and Latin names.

The book is neat and carefully done, with a few exceptions. There are very few spelling errors or grammatical mistakes.

Layout fails to follow instructions (Date/ time/ location) and/or does not has a logical system of organization. and/or Table of Contents is incomplete (more than 2 errors). Some plants are missing common or Latin names.

The book was done with some care, but has some messy parts or areas that are difficult to read. There are frequent spelling errors or grammatical mistakes.

Layout fails to follow instructions (date/ time/ location) and lacks a logical system of organization and Table of Contents is very incomplete. Most plants are missing common and/or Latin names.

The book is very messy, difficult to read, or dirty. The spelling throughout the book has many mistakes and/or many grammatical errors.

Drawings are detailed and accurate. Great care was taken in creating realistic images.

Drawings are detailed and someone accurate. Care was taken in creating realistic images.

Drawings show some care, but are not very realistic or accurate.

There were no drawings or drawings are very carelessly done.

The book shows consistence in its overall, high quality entries.

Or this book has shown recent, remarkable improvements in its overall quality of entries since the last evaluation.

The book is mostly consistent in its overall, high quality entries. More effort and care to record observations, inferences and experiences should be made.

The book was done with some care, but has more effort and care to record observations, inferences and experiences should be made.

Or this book has shown a moderate decline in its quality compared to its previous evaluation.

The book shows little consistence in its overall, high quality entries.

Or this book has shown a significant decline in its quality compared to its previous evaluation.