Electronics of Communications Laboratory

RUBRIC FOR ASSESSING LABORATORY REPORTS

1 2 3 4 Students
Beginning or Developing Accomplished Exemplary Score
incomplete
INTRODUCTION Very little background Some introductory Introduction is Introduction complete
information provided or information, but still nearly complete, and well-written
information is incorrect missing some missing some provide all necessary
major points minor points background principles
for the experiment
RESULTS: data, Figures, graphs, labels Most figures, All figures, graphs, All figures, graphs,
contain errors or are graphs, labels, tables are correctly tables are correctly
figures, graphs,
poorly constructed, computation are drawn, but some drawn, are numbers
tables, etc. have missing titles, OK, some still have minor and contain
captions or numbers, missing some problems or could titles/captions
units missing or important or still be improved
incorrect, etc. required features
COMPUTATION Computations contain Computations are All computations All computations are
errors and have correct but some are correctly correctly calculated
missing values and important or require calculated, but and values have
units or incorrect, etc. features and some have minor correct units
missing units problems or could
still be improved

DISCUSSION Very incomplete or Some of the results Almost all of the All important trends
incorrect interpretation have been correctly results have been and data comparisons
of trends and interpreted and correctly have been interpreted
comparison of data discussed; partial interpreted and correctly and
indicating a lack of but incomplete discussed only discussed, good
understanding of understanding of minor understanding of
results results is still improvements are results is conveyed
evident needed
CONCLUSIONS Conclusions missing or Conclusions All important All important
missing the important regarding major conclusions have conclusions have been
points points are drawn, been drawn, could clearly made, students
but many are be better stated shows good
misstated understanding
indicating a lack of
understanding

PRESENTATION

Spelling, Frequent grammar Occasional Less than 3 All grammars/ spelling

and/or spelling errors, grammar/spelling grammar/spelling correct and very well
grammar,
writing style is rough errors, generally errors, mature, written
sentence and immature readable with some readable style
structure rough spots in
writing style

Appearance and Sections out of order, Sections in order, All sections in All sections in order,
too much handwritten contains the order, formatting well-formatted, very
formatting
copy, sloppy formatting minimum allowable generally good but readable
amount of could still be
handwritten cop, improved
formatting is rough
but readable

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