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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 Narrative Reports

Category Excellent (50 pts) Good (40 pts) Fair (30 pts) Poor (20 pts) Fail (0 pt) Score Grade

Subject/issue vague.
Subject and unifying Subject/topic clear;
Subject and unifying Reader must infer
event are clear – may theme/unifying event may
event clear and main event and theme.
be prompt dependent not. Reader is able to infer
maintained. Unrelated ideas or
(requiring reader theme/unifying even. No
Theme/unifying major drift from focus
Focus inference). Overpromise/underdeliver submission/
the (brainstorming). May
(15%) Theme/unifying event or under promise/over No effort
me explicitly stated. be insufficient writing
is stated and/or deliver. No reactions, exhibited
Reactions present to determine that
summarized. abrupt ending. Lacks
throughout. Has effective subject and unifying
Reactions present. sufficiency to demonstrate
closing event can be
May end abruptly. a developed focus
maintained.
Most episodes and Some attempt at
May contain simple list of
reactions elaborated with May contain list of elaboration. May be
episodes and/or reactions
specific details. Some episodes/events and/or confusing, unclear, or No
with no extensions. Mostly
Elaboration episodes may be developed reactions with some repetitive. May be submission/
general or underdeveloped.
(20%) with more detail than extensions. Most insufficient writing to No effort
Lacks sufficiency to
others (not necessarily elaboration may be determine that exhibited
demonstrate developed
balanced or even). Some general. elaboration can be
elaboration.
development of depth. maintained.
Narrative structure is
Narrative structure clear- Structure is attempted, but
noticeable, but the
sequence of episodes reader may still have to
reader may have to
moves logically through infer. Lacks appropriate
infer it-sequence of
time without noticeable narrative structure (off- Structure is attempted,
episodes moves
gaps. Episodes mode). May have a major but with little success
logically through time
appropriately paragraphed. lapse or inappropriate (may be a random No
with some gaps. Some
Organization Coherence and cohesion transitions that disrupt presentation of ideas). submission/
appropriate
(25%) demonstrated through progression of events. May Confusing. Insufficient No effort
paragraphing.
some appropriate use of have little evidence of writing to determine exhibited
Evidence of coherence
devices (transitions, appropriate paragraphing. that organization can
may depend on
pronouns, casual linkage, Limited structure within be sustained.
sequence. If present,
etc.). Varied sentence paragraphs. Lacks
transitions may be
structure produces some sufficiency to demonstrate
simplistic or even
cohesion. developed organization.
redundant.
Maintains agreement Inconsistent agreement
Uses consistent agreement Occasional errors between
between parts of between parts of No
between parts of speech. parts of speech. Some
Conventions speech. Few errors in speech. Many errors in submission/
No errors in mechanics. errors in mechanics. Some
(25%) mechanics. Applies mechanics. Limited No effort
Creative and effective use evidence of spelling
basic grade level evidence of spelling exhibited
of spelling strategies. strategies.
spelling. strategies.
Attempts to address
the assignment, but
only rudiments of
Fully-developed paper for Bare-bones-developed techniques for forming
Partially developed. Some
grade level. Clear and paper for grade level. Focus, Elaboration and
of the features are not No
purposeful focus; in-depth, Simple and clear, Organization can be
Integration sufficiently formed, but all submission/
balanced elaboration; presenting nothing detected. Some
(5%) are present. Lacks narrative No effort
sequence of episodes is more that the confusion and/or
structure. Inference is exhibited
coherently and cohesively essentials. Limited disjointedness. May be
usually required.
developed throughout. depth. insufficient writing to
determine that the
features can be
maintained.
Narrative report submitted
No
Report format as directed, and on time. Minor errors in format
Directions were not Directions were not submission/
and quality Directions were followed, or procedures were
explicitly followed. followed. No effort
(10%) questions were answered encountered.
exhibited
correctly.

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