Week 5 final lab report
Haleh Keshtkar8/18/2017 2:48:38 PM
Brenda,
Overall you did a really great job of covering the required components of the final paper rough draft. I took off some points for a few issues as noted. Please see the Waypoint feedback for additional comments, feedback, suggestions and explanation of points lost.
Other than those issues, you really covered most of the required components of the paper. For the final version I would recommend doing some editing and double checking of spelling and grammar and of course adding more content in a few sections as noted.
Make sure you meet the resource requirement of 4 outside sources, scholarly and credible (the textbook does not count, and please read up on the difference between a scholarly source and a popular source) plus the lab manual.
Overall, this is really good work! As always, make sure to check your paper against the grading rubric and the final paper template to avoid missing points for required content in the final paper.
Don't forget to include a thorough abstract for the final paper!
If you work to implement these recommendations I have no doubt you can craft a truly excellent final paper!
~ Haleh
( 0.25 / 0.25) Title Page
Distinguished - Provides a title page that includes the title of the report, course name, student's name, instructor, and date submitted.
( 1.25 / 1.25) Introduction
Distinguished - Includes an introduction in a minimum of three paragraphs that thoroughly discusses the background into the topic supported by scholarly sources, an objective of the study, and a hypothesis for the experiment along with an explanation of how the student arrived at that hypothesis.
( 0.95 / 1.25) Materials and Methods
Basic - Partially describes the materials and methods section. Relevant details are missing that limits the repeatability of the experiment, and/or excessive information is present.
Comments:
Overall good start concerning the methods section, but do not forget the materials. You should mention all of the materials used in your experiment at the beginning of the section. These should still be in paragraph form and not simply listed. Make sure that these are included in the Final Lab Report.
Good start to a materials and methods section, but in your Final Lab Report, I will need to see much more detail. This section should be written so that an outsider reading your report could repeat your experiment. This does not meaning writing every little step like "dip the pH test strip in the water, then shake the test strips." These steps can be simplified to read "we used pH test strips to measure water pH," etc. since the kits come with instructions. However, just remember that enough detail is needed to repeat the experiment. If you have any questions about this, feel free to email me directly or post your concerns in the Ask Your Instructor section of the course.
( 1.25 / 1.25) Results
Distinguished - Includes a results section that thoroughly addresses all of the tables utilized in the laboratory as well as at least one paragraph objectively explaining the data.
( 0.95 / 1.25) Discussion
Basic - Includes a discussion section that somewhat explains whether or not the hypothesis was accepted or rejected, information including scholarly sources that put the results into context, any outside factors affecting the results and how they might be controlled, and future studies generated from the results. Moderate improvements are needed through additional detail, improvement of source material, and/or correction of errors.
Comments:
In addition to noting some of the potentially confounding variables that might have altered your results, make sure in your Final Lab Report that you also address some future experiments that may have arisen from your results. Results of scientific experiments always bring up new questions. What might some of these questions be and how might you do another experiment to address these questions?
In addition to a substantial discussion surrounding how you decided to accept or reject your hypothesis, you also needed to provide a significant discussion of what the results mean. To do this, in your Final Lab Report you should discuss the consequences of your results and should utilize some scholarly sources to help drive these points home. Again, make sure that the sources are scholarly, not popular. Scholarly sources can be located in the Ashford Library or by using the Google Scholar search engine.
( 0.57 / 0.75) Conclusion
Basic - Includes a conclusion section that summarizes all facets of your experiment. Moderate improvement is needed to accurately summarize the report.
Comments:
Good attempt here, but a few changes will need to be made on your Final Lab Report. This is one of the most often confused sections as people think it should just be a general closing sentence or two. While this should close out the report it should do so by summarizing your entire report. You should very briefly (still only a paragraph) sum up the objective, experiment conducted, the results, and what these mean to any future work or society.
( 1.00 / 1.00) Submits Grammarly Report
Distinguished - Submits screen shot of the Grammarly report as required.
( 0.50 / 0.50) Written Communication: Control of Syntax and Mechanics
Distinguished - Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors and is very easy to understand.
( 0.50 / 0.50) APA Formatting
Distinguished - Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title page, and reference page.
( 0.44 / 0.50) Page Requirement
Proficient - The length of the paper is nearly equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages.
( 1.32 / 1.50) Resource Requirement
Proficient - Uses required number of scholarly sources to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.
Overall Score: 8.98 / 10.00
Overall Grade: 8.98
