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Attribute |
1 - Not Acceptable |
2 - Below Expectations |
3 - Meets Expectations |
4 - Exceeds Expectations |
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Equipment use |
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Understanding of equipment operation and limitations |
Equipment used in a fundamentally wrong manner |
Some conceptual errors in usage of equipment |
Equipment used properly |
Innovative and proper usage of equipment |
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Usage of equipment in a manner that does not endanger it or circuits connected to it |
Damage to circuits or equipment due to improper usage |
Some risk to circuits or equipment due to improper usage |
Equipment usage safe for both circuits and equipment |
Safety precautions above requirements used |
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Setup of circuit and equipment |
Apparatus set up in a non-functional manner |
Apparatus set up will cause data errors |
Apparatus properly set up |
Apparatus enhanced for better precision |
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Lab report |
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Reports detailed enough to allow duplication of results by another |
Errors in documentation of apparatus |
Error in documentation of procedures |
Documentation complete and correct |
Report warns of difficulties and gives alternatives |
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Reports logically coherent and sequential |
Conditions for data and/or graphs not stated. Unclear report |
All data present, but not in sequence. Must search for items |
Data presented clearly following each procedure |
Data presented clearly along with excellent narrative |
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Reports include all required data |
Required data not taken or not reported |
Data points poorly chosen or missing |
All required data taken and reported |
Measurements beyond requirements made and reported |
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Critical evaluation of findings |
Blind acceptance of clearly defective results |
Recognizes defective results but does not know what to do |
Recognizes defective results and figures out the cause |
Recognizes defective results and eliminates the cause |
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Correct data reduction |
Data not reduced |
Data reduced improperly or incompletely |
Data reduced correctly |
Extra data taken and reduced correctly |
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Ability to recognize main sources of error |
Not understood |
Errors in understanding |
Clear understanding |
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Correlation between data and theory |
Not done |
Done poorly or incompletely |
Complete and done well |
Qualitative accounting for differences |
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Ability to draw proper conclusions from lab |
Conclusions not drawn |
Incorrect conclusions drawn |
Correct conclusions drawn |
Correct conclusions cor-related to other material |
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Spelling and grammar |
Many errors |
Several errors |
No more than two errors |
No errors |
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Computer use |
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For data analysis |
Not done |
Done incorrectly |
Done correctly and completely |
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For data presentation |
Not done |
Done incorrectly |
Done correctly and completely |
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For locating resources that lab may require |
Not done |
Done incorrectly |
Done correctly and completely |
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