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Experimental Performance Evaluation Rubrics

4 —Excellent 3 —Good 2 —Fair 1—Below average Score

Pre-Lab Viva (20%) • Demonstrates clear and • Demonstrates moderate • Know about all the main • Do not understand the
conceptual understanding of all understanding of all the concepts, principles and main concepts and
the main concepts, principles and main concepts, principles governing laws related to the demonstrates very little
governing laws related to the and governing laws related experiment but needs more knowledge about the
experiment based on the to the experiment based on improvements in governing laws and
knowledge delivered in the the knowledge delivered in understanding. principles.
lecture. the lecture. • Know about all the • Know about the main
• Demonstrates detailed • Demonstrates moderate components of equipment components but have
understanding of all components understanding of all but knowledge about API’s is not studied the API’s.
of the equipment based on the components of the week. • Demonstrates very little
knowledge gained through APIs. equipment based on the • Know about the procedure knowledge about the
• Clear understanding of the knowledge gained through but not clear about all the procedure and
experimental objectives and APIs. objectives. objectives.
procedure as discussed in the lab • Moderate understanding of
manual. the experimental objectives
and procedure discussed in
the manual.
Pre-experiment • Carefully calibrated the • Small errors are observed in • A lot of errors are observed in • Instruments are not
activities instruments (where required). the calibration of an the calibration of an calibrated.
(10%) • Inspect all the equipment instrument. instrument. • Equipment connections
connections before starting the • Equipment connections are • Equipment connections are are not checked before
experiment. not checked with the not checked properly before starting the experiment.
• Evaluation of all possible hazards required caution. staring the experiment. • Possible hazards are not
related to the experiment. • Proper evaluation of some • Few possible hazards related identified.
• Active participation in the hazards related to the to the experiment are • No participation in the
preparation of chemical solutions experiment. identified. preparation of solutions
required for the experimentation. • Satisfactory participation in • Reluctant participation in the required for the
the preparation of chemical preparation of chemical experimentation.
solutions required for the solutions required for the
experimentation. experimentation.
Teamwork and • Careful observation of all the • Active participation in data • Intermittent participation in • No participation in
Performance experimental constraints and collection and tabulation. collection of experimental collection of
(25%) participation in the collection and • Active participation in data. experimental data.
tabulation of required data. discussions and effective • Occasional participation in • No participation in
• Initialization of active group contribution for the group discussions and group discussions and
discussions and cooperation with attainment of expected reluctant attitude towards does not collaborate
other group members in making outcome. collaboration with other with other group
collaborative efforts for excellent group members. members for the
results. • attainment of results.
Post-experiment • Proper cleaning of glassware and • Workspace is left with minor • Workspace is left with • No cleaning/washing of
activities workspace. amount of trash or non- chemical spills and other apparatus performed.
(10%) • Ensures proper disposal of chemical spills on the bench waste material. Glassware is • Waste is not disposed.
chemicals and other waste top. not washed properly. • Equipment is not turned
material. • Waste chemicals are not • Equipment is not turned off. off.
• Equipment shut down procedure properly disposed of.
is followed properly. • Equipment shut down
procedure is not followed
carefully while turning it off.
Lab Safety • Safety guidelines are • Student had inconsistent • Student had significant
(15%) • Safety guidelines are followed followed almost throughout adherence to safety disregard for safety
continuously throughout the lab the lab experiment. guidelines. guidelines.
practice. • PPEs are used but not • Reluctant attitude towards • All required PPEs are not
• PPEs are used properly while properly during the use of all required PPE’s used.
performing the experiment. experimentation. during the experimental • Do not have any idea
• Material Safety Data Sheet • Material Safety Data Sheet performance. about Material Safety
(MSDS) are consulted carefully. (MSDS) are consulted but • Material Safety Data Sheet Data Sheet (MSDS) and
• Careful handling of equipment / not properly. (MSDS) are not consulted. their use.
chemicals. • Appropriate handling of • Careless handling of • Incautious handling of
equipment / chemicals. equipment / chemicals. equipment/chemicals.

Results and • All of the required data points are • Almost all the required data • Some data points are missed • Incomplete calculation
calculations calculated and the results are points are calculated while or not properly calculated. of results.
(20%) compiled excellently. compilation of results. • Unit consistency is not • Data/results are
• Unit consistency is maintained • Unit consistency is properly maintained in several presented in graphical
throughout the calculations maintained with little calculations. form with a lot of major
• Results are presented graphically discrepancy. • Results are presented in errors.
with proper labelling. • Results are presented graphical form, but not • Interpretation of results is
• All the results are properly graphically with minor errors properly captioned. not present.
interpreted and justified. in labelling. • Results are not properly • Erroneous
• All Erroneous readings/trends in • Results are interpreted but interpreted and justified. readings/trends in data
data are identified carefully and not properly justified. • Inaccurate readings/trends are not identified.
justified properly. • Almost all incorrect are partially identified and not
readings/trends in data are justified properly.
identified clearly.
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