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PSYCHOMOTOR SKILL
A (5) B (4) C (3) D (2) E (1)
CATEGORY Excellent Good Satisfactory Average Need TOTAL
improvements
Be familiar Comply with safety Wear proper attire Wear improper Wear improper
with safety rules and wear and handle toxic attire such as attire and handle
rules, proper protection chemicals and sort slippers and waste and toxic
knowing that attire. Could not waste properly but shorts. Discard material
Safety: handle toxic did not fully wastes wrongly. inappropriately.
Value (A3) safety issues
are chemicals and sort comply with safety Adopted behaviour
paramount wastes properly. rules. that is risky and
2% potentially harmful.
and cannot be
compromised
under any
circumstances.
Select and Selects and applies Selects and applies Selects appropriate Incompetence and
Procedural applies the appropriate appropriate skills or inappropriate failed to adopt
Knowledge: appropriate strategies and/or and/ or strategies skills and/or appropriate skills
strategies and/or skills specific to task required by the task strategies required and/or strategy or
Perception skills specific to without significant but makes several completely lack
(P1) by the task and
the task without error. non-critical errors makes critical knowledge on the
error and in doing so. errors in procedures.
1% applies some in applying them.
innovative ways.
All planning All planning sheets All planning sheets Planning sheets Planning sheets
sheets (lab sheet (lab sheet & (lab sheet & (lab sheet & (lab sheets &
& procedure procedure summary procedure procedure summary drawing) were not
summary or or drawing) were summary or or drawing) were prepared, and no
drawing) were prepared before drawing) were not prepared before materials and
Pre-Lab: prepared before equipment were
Set (P2) attending the lab prepared before attending the lab
attending the lab work. One or two attending the lab work. Many prepared and ready
work. All pieces of materials work. Three or materials and prior to the start of
3% materials/ the experiment.
and equipment were more materials equipment’s were
equipment was missing before the and equipment missing prior to the
set up before start of experiment. were start of the
the start of missing prior to the experiment.
experiment. start of experiment.
Lab Work Able to perform Able to perform Able to perform Unable to perform Failed to perform
(Based on all lab work most lab work minimal lab work lab work based on the lab work and
manual): based on the lab based on the lab based on the lab the lab manual or showed no sign of
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Guided manual or manual or manual or guidelines given or seeking guidance
Response (P3) guidelines given guidelines given or guidelines given or guided by the from the lecturers.
or guided by the guided by the constant guide from lecturers.
4% lecturers. lecturers. the lecturers.
LAB REPORT
E (1)
CATEGORY A (5) B (4) C (3) D (2) Need TOTAL
Excellent Good Satisfactory Average improvements
Introduction: • Background information is sufficient & clear.
Understand
(C2) • The experimental question is identified & testable.
• Variables are accurately identified.
1%
• Hypotheses are included.
• Objectives are included.
Materials and
Methods: • All materials and setup used in the experiment are clearly and accurately described.
Understand • Drawings included as appropriate.
(C2)
• Procedures are listed in clear steps.
1% • Each step is numbered and is a complete sentence.
• Passive, past tense.
Results:
Valuing (A3)
• All data is presented in an organized manner.
4%
*2% ONLY if • Data are illustrated in suitable outputs (graphs/charts, tables, measures etc.)
there is • Statement of what was observed is included.
calculation • Accurate labelling and captions included.
involved
• Collected data is related to the objectives & accurate.
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Results
(calculation):
Valuing (A3)
2% *Lecture to identify 5 points to be given % for calculation.
*Use this ONLY *Lecturer can also increase the points if needed.
if there is
calculation
involved
Discussion:
Analyze (C4)
• State the independent and dependent variables of the experiment.
3% • Explain reasons for standardizing the constant variables (student should state the specific variables).
• State the relationship of independent and dependent variables.
• Explain the relationship by relating the fundamental theory to it.
• Provide proper reasoning to the observation of the experiment (ie: colour changes/ anomalies of
data).
Conclusion: • Conclusion accurately summarizes the experiment.
Evaluate (C5)
• Answers the question and refers to the hypothesis.
1% • Describes what was learned.
• A possible source of error.
• The suggestion for improvement.
Total score _________
100 %
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