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Rubric for SUNY GEN ED |
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CCC
Behavioral Objective
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- Report
Criteria
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- Title
- A concise statement giving an
overview of the experiment.
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1.
Interpret and analyze scientific information. (8pts)
2.
Develop hypotheses
based on the observation of natural phenomena.
(8 pts)
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- Introduction
- Section should include a subsection
titled “AIM” which is a concise statement of why/what the
experiment is set-up to determine.
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- Assessment Requirements:
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Includes an explanation of why
the experiment is being conducted.
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Refers to scientific information used in developing purpose,
hypothesis, or prediction.
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Hypothesis is a formal statement based on natural phenomena.
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Hypothesis includes the relationship between independent and
dependent variable.
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3.
Explain experimental
design based on a testable hypothesis as a result of observation and
prediction. (12 pts)
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- Methods and Materials
- Method should be presented in a numbered list of
steps taken to complete the experiment.
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- Assessment Requirements:
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Describe data collection.
Procedure for experiment is outlined in steps such that
others could repeat.
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- The student should be able to:
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Identify
experimental constants
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Identify necessary control treatments
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Identify
the independent variable including levels of treatment
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Identify the dependent variable
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4.
Record and organize data resulting from quantitative measurement
using tables and graphs. (26 pts)
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- Results
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- Assessment
Requirements:
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Findings are
presented in logical order
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Tables and figures
(graphs) are identified within the context of the results and
integrated into the report and numbered consecutively
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Tables
- Table title is above the table with
caption (should include independent and dependent variables)
- Column headings indicate what is
measured
- Column headings indicate units of
measurement
- Independent variable is in
increasing order in left hand column
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Figures
- A brief statement of figure
explanation is below the graph.
- Title includes independent and
dependent variable
- Independent variable is on
horizontal axis and labeled including units of measurement
- Dependent variable is on vertical
axis and labeled including units of measurement
- Legend indicates meaning (if more
than one line in a line graph or bar in a bar graph)
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5.
Interpret and analyze
data and come to conclusions based on the evidence presented. (20pts)
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- Discussion/Conclusion
- Results should be discussed in detail and final
conclusion should be listed separately in a concise statement
addressing whether or not the aim of the experiment was achieved.
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- Assessment
Requirements:
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Describes the relationship between the independent and
dependent variable based on experimental results.
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A statement about whether the hypothesis was supported or disproved
is written based on experimental results.
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Explains
patterns, trends, or lack of trends in the data
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Explains how major
findings support or refute hypothesis
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Summarizes major
findings
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- References
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- Must be correctly cited in APA format
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- Presentation
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- Report should be well organized and easy to follow
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