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College of Engineering – Department of Chemical Engineering
According to Heidi Goodrich a rubric is “a scoring tool that lists the criteria for a piece of work or
‘what counts.” Rubrics can be used to evaluate any type of student work, including oral presentations,
written reports, and web pages. Carl Wenning of Illinois State University expands the definition of rubrics
by explaining, “Rubric grading is criterion based. That is, the rubric contains criteria for acceptable
performance that are meaningful, clear, concise, unambiguous, and credible -- thus ensuring interrater (sic)
reliability.”
The rubrics documented here show a wide variety of criteria to evaluate student work. Laboratory
Reports are expected to give detail not only on the report structure, but also the report’s content.
Rubrics for Final Project
Category Excellent (100 pts) Good (80 pts) Fair (60 pts) Poor (40 pts) Fail (0 pt) Score Grade
The paper demonstrates
The paper demonstrates
that the author fully The paper does not
that the author, for the
understands and has The paper demonstrates demonstrate that the
most part,
applied concepts learned that author No
Integration of understands and has
in the course. Concepts are the author, to a certain has fully understood submission/
Knowledge applied concepts learned in
integrated into the writer’s extent, understands and has and No effort
(20%) the course. Some of the
own insights. The writer applied concepts learned in applied concepts exhibited
conclusions, however, are
provides concluding the course. learned in
not supported in the body
remarks that show analysis the course.
of the paper.
and synthesis of ideas.
The topic is focused
narrowly enough for the
The topic is focused but
scope of this assignment. No
lacks direction. The paper The topic is too broad for
Topic Focus A thesis statements The topic is not clearly submission/
is about a specific topic but the scope of this
(10%) provides direction for the defined. No effort
the writer has not assignment.
paper, either by statement exhibited
established a position.
of a position or
hypothesis.
Cursory discussion in
The writer has omitted
all the
pertinent content or content No
Depth of In-depth discussion & In-depth discussion & sections of the paper
runs-on excessively. submission/
Discussion elaboration in all sections elaboration in most or brief
Quotations from others No effort
(20%) of the paper. sections of the paper. discussion in only a
outweigh the writer’s own exhibited
few
ideas excessively
sections.
Does not tie together
Ties together information For the most part, ties Sometimes ties together
information. Paper
from all sources. Paper together information from information from all
does not flow and
flows from one issue to all sources. Paper flows sources. Paper does not
appears to be created
the next without the need with only some flow-disjointedness is No
from disparate issues.
Cohesiveness for headings. Author's disjointedness. Author's apparent. Author's writing submission/
Headings are
(20%) writing demonstrates an writing demonstrates an does not demonstrate an No effort
necessary to link
understanding of the understanding of the understanding of the exhibited
concepts. Writing does
relationship among relationship among relationship among
not demonstrate
material obtained from all material obtained from all material obtained from all
understanding any
sources. sources. sources.
relationships.
No
Spelling and Unacceptable number
No spelling &/or grammar Minimal spelling &/or Noticeable spelling & submission/
Grammar of spelling and/or
mistakes. grammar mistakes. grammar mistakes. No effort
(15%) grammar mistakes.
exhibited
More than 5 current
sources, of which at least 3
are peer-review journal Fewer than 5 current
articles or scholarly books. sources or fewer than
Fewer than 5 current
Sources include both 2 of 5 are peer-
5 current sources, of which sources
general background reviewed journal No
at least 2 are peer-review or fewer than 2 of 5 are
Sources sources and specialized articles or scholarly submission/
journal articles or scholarly peer-reviewed journal
(15%) sources. Special-interest books. Not all web No effort
books. All web sites articles or scholarly books.
sources and popular sites utilized are exhibited
utilized are authoritative. All web sites utilized are
literature are credible, and/or
credible.
acknowledged as such if sources are not
they are cited. All web current.
sites utilized are
authoritative.
Total
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