Rubric for Evaluating Senior Capstone Projects
Rubric for Evaluating Senior Capstone Projects
Assessable outcomes:
• written communication skills
• oral communication skills
• familiarity with and utilization of scientific literature
• ability to define a scientific question or problem,
• ability to measure, collect data
• ability to analyze and interpret data
• ability to develop methodologies—reasonable, logical, clear, attainable
• ability to work independently
| |1=Unacceptable |2=Acceptable |3=Good |4=Superior |
|Proposal Development | | | |
|Research question |Failed to communicate the question and/or|Adequately communicated the question |Clearly communicated the question to be|Clearly and fully communicated the |
| |its significance in the context of |and/or its significance in the context of|addressed and/or its significance in |question to be addressed and its |
| |previous work. |previous work. |the context of previous work. |significance in the context of previous |
| | | | |work. |
|Methods |The student has failed to communicate the|The student has adequately communicated |The student has clearly communicated |The student has clearly and fully |
| |methodology to be employed and/or its |the methodology to be employed and/or its|the methodology to be employed and/or |communicated the methodology to be |
| |appropriateness to the question |appropriateness to the question |its appropriateness to the question |employed and its appropriateness to the |
| | | | |question |
|outcomes |Student has failed to define the |Student has adequately defined the |Student has clearly defined the |Student has clearly and fully defined the |
| |hypothesis to be investigated, and/or the|hypothesis to be investigated, and/or the|hypothesis to be investigated, the |hypothesis to be investigated, the |
| |potential outcomes, and/or how they will |potential outcomes, and/or how they will |potential outcomes, and/or how they |potential outcomes, and how they will be |
| |be distinguished |be distinguished |will be distinguished |distinguished |
|budget |Budget fails to reflect an understanding |Budget does not account for proposed |Budget does not fully account for |Budget reflects the methodology and is |
| |of methodology and/or fails in |methodology and/or is not justified |proposed methodology and/or is not |fully justified |
| |justification of expenses. | |fully justified | |
|Written Paper | | | | |
|Content |Student has failed to communicate the |Student has adequately communicated the |Student has clearly communicated the |Student has clearly and fully communicated|
| |ability to interpret the significance of |ability to interpret the significance of |ability to interpret the significance |the ability to interpret the significance |
| |their research and/or place it in the |their research and/or place it in the |of their research and/or place it in |of their research and place it in the |
| |context of existing geologic knowledge |context of existing geologic knowledge |the context of existing geologic |context of existing geologic knowledge |
| | | |knowledge | |
|Mechanics |Writing is poor and may or may not be in |Writing is adequate and may or may not be|Writing is clear, concise and in the |Writing is clear, concise and is of |
| |the style appropriate for the project |in the style appropriate for the project |style appropriate for the project |publication quality |
|Organization |The paper is poorly structured and may or|The paper is adequately structured and |The paper is logically structured and |The paper is logically structured and in |
| |may not be in an appropriate format |may or may not be in an appropriate |in an appropriate format |an appropriate format for publication |
| | |format | | |
|Public Presentation | | | |
|Content |The presentation fails to convey the |The presentation adequately conveys the |The presentation clearly conveys the |The presentation clearly and fully |
| |problem, the methodology, data analysis, |problem, the methodology, data analysis, |problem, the methodology, data |communicates the problem, the methodology,|
| |interpretation and results |interpretation and results |analysis, interpretation and results |data analysis, interpretation and results |
| | | | |in a professional manner |
|organization |The presentation was poorly organized, |The presentation was adequately |The presentation was logically |The presentation was logically organized, |
| |and failed to include an introduction |organized, including a introduction which|organized, including a introduction |including an informative introduction |
| |which states the problem and/or its |states the problem but not necessarily |which states the problem and its |which clearly states the problem and its |
| |significance |its significance |significance |significance with seamless transitions |
| | | | |between topics |
|Media |Involved technology that distracted from |Involved technology that did not enhance |Presentation used technology in an |Presentation used technology in an |
| |the audience’s ability to understand the |the audience’s ability to understand the |appropriate way |appropriate way that enhances the ability |
| |data and its interpretation. |data and its interpretation. | |of the audience to understand the content |
|Q&A |Student’s responses fails to demonstrate |Student’s responses demonstrate an |Student’s responses demonstrate |Student’s responses clearly demonstrate |
| |an understanding and/or depth of the |incomplete understanding and/or depth of |complete understanding and depth of the|complete understanding and depth of the |
| |problem |the problem |problem |problem beyond the presentation |
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