Lab Report Grading Sheet
The paragraphs and grid below are taken from the marking sheet for lab reports.
To the marker: Please indicate below your opinion of the quality of the report by marking the appropriate squares. Use the final column if you wish to draw attention to particular points. Please also make constructive suggestions for improvements by writing directly on the report itself. Record an overall grade at the end of the report. Sign your name at the end too.
To the student: The demonstrator marking your report will have made comments as s/he sees fit and will have assigned a grade to your work. The chart below is intended to summarise the quality of the main parts of your report. The assessment of reports is a subjective affair and you may not agree with some of the criticisms made. However, if your report created a bad impression with even one reader, it is well worth considering the reasons. Please discuss your report with the marker if the comments made are not clearly justified. Note that the final grade is based on the overall impression of your report and is not necessarily linearly related to the marks on the chart.
| Very good | Good | Average | Poor | Very Poor | Brief comment | |
| Abstract | ||||||
| Introduction | ||||||
| Presentation of theory | ||||||
| Description of apparatus or database (catalogues or images, etc.) | ||||||
| Discussion of method | ||||||
| Presentation of results | ||||||
| Treatment of uncertainties / statistics | ||||||
| Presentation of tables (including headings and captions) | ||||||
| Presentation of diagrams (including captions) | ||||||
| Conclusions | ||||||
| General clarity | ||||||
| Conciseness |