BIO270: ANIMAL AND PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Guidelines Grading Rubrics for Laboratory Written Report (20%)

Evaluation
A. LAB REPORT Items Marks
Unsatisfactory Poor Fair Good Excellent
0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1
Not submitted Background info Unclear Background Presence Background The background
unrelated. Unclear Information. Poor Information. some of the information clearly stated
Hypothesis, Problem Definitions. Clear important terms are not well with citation. Important
Introduction 6
Statement, Objectives Hypothesis, Problem defined. Stated Hypothesis, terms clearly defined
Statement, and Problem Statement, and Hypothesis, problem
Objectives Objectives statement and objective
stated
0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1
Not submitted Incomplete, not Complete procedure Complete procedure with a Complete procedure with
passive word with vague explanation detailed explanation in a detailed explanation in
Procedure 6
Experiment: procedure with vague and partially passive passive word structure but passive word structure
1. Gas Exchange In explanation and word structure and incorrect sequence and proper sequence
Mammals incorrect sequence. incorrect sequence.
2. Dissection Of 0 1 1.5 2 3
Animals
Not submitted Data is presented in Data is presented in Data is presented in proper Data is presented clearly
3. Digestion Of
Starch In Human
improper label/ proper label/caption/ label/caption/ with proper label/
4. Structure Of Results/ Caption/Table/Drawi Table/Drawing but in Table/Drawing with Caption/Graph/ 18
Seeds ng and sequence. improper sequence with proper sequence with proper Table/Drawing and is
Data analysis
5. Flower without description minor description description. well structured, proper
Morphology
from data
Description
6. Effect of Salinity sheet
on Seed 0 1 2 3 4
Germination and Question Not submitted Answer incorrectly Answer inaccurately Answer correctly but less Answer correctly and 24
Plant Growth detailed detailed
0 1 1.5 2 3
Discussion Not submitted Data and calculations Data and calculations Summary of data and An accurate summary of 18
are poorly are included with some calculations are included data and calculations are
 summarized or little / explanations of the with explanations of the included with
no explanations of results. Possible results. Lack of evidence explanations of the
the results. Errors are sources for error are provided possible sources results. Sufficient
poor or not stated. poor or not stated. for error. Provide citation. evidence was provided
Poor citation. Provide citation. with possible sources for
error. Provide citation.
0 0.25 0.50 0.75 1
Not submitted Objectives are Fulfilled all the Fulfilled all the objectives. Fulfilled all the
partially fulfilled. objectives. Unclear Draw a clear conclusion objectives.
Conclusion 6
Unclear conclusion. conclusion and with no future Draw a clear conclusion
no future recommendation. and future
recommendation. recommendation.
0 0.25 0.50 0.75 1
Not submitted Provide but less than More than 3 references Provide more than 3 Provide more than 3
References 3 references or but did not follow style references according to the references according to 6
references do not format style format the style format.
follow style format.
0 0.25 0.50 0.75 1
Format Not submitted Missing or incomplete Missing or incomplete Missing or incomplete 1 Complete all 7 items 6
more than 3 items 2 items item
TOTAL MARKS OF WRITTEN SUBMISSION (15%) 90

FORMAT:

>Introduction
>Methodology
>One datasheet (RESULTS)
>Discussion
>Conclusion
>References
>Appendices (Remaining datasheets from the particular group members)

Students are required to attend laboratory sessions and submit six (6) laboratory reports. Each valued
at 15 marks for a total of 90 marks.
B. PRACTICAL Evaluation
Items Marks
SKILLS Unsatisfactory Poor Fair Good Excellent
0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2
Not submitted Applies appropriate skills Applies appropriate skills Applies appropriate Applies appropriate
Procedural required by the task, but required by the task, but skills required by the skills required by the
2
knowledge makes critical errors in makes a number of non- task without significant task without error, and
applying them critical errors in doing so errors applies some in
innovative ways
0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2
Not submitted Disorganized. Need Need constant reminder in Need minimum reminder Perform step that need
instruction to organize organizing work. in organizing work. the longest procedure
work. Poor time Moderate time Good time management. first. Works are
Organization Proper clean up
management. Proper management. Needs to be organized. Excellent time 2
of work procedures generally
clean-up procedures are reminded more than once management.
seldom used. during the lab to use used. Consistently use proper
Choose any 1
proper clean- clean-up procedures.
experiment up procedures.
0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2
Handling of
Not submitted Clueless ad some Need a lot of guidance Need some guidance Able to work 2
apparatus and instructions required. independently
0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2
Data
Not submitted Wrong data collection or More than three wrong data Less than three wrong Give the correct data
acquisition/
observations. Able to collection or observations. data collection or collection observations 2
Observation perform repeated actions Able to perform repeated observations. Able to that needed. Able to
skills and require further. actions fairly. perform repeated actions perform repeated actions.
0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2
Safety Not submitted Requires constant Requires some reminders Follows safety Follows all safety
2
practices reminders to follow to follow safety procedures with only procedures.
safetyprocedures. procedures. minimal reminders
TOTAL MARKS OF PRACTICAL SKILLS (5%) 10