WIKI Rubric__________________________________________

 

1. Scientific Report (100pts – 37%)

•    Title (5pts)

•    Abstract (10pts)

•    Introduction (10pts)

•    Materials & Methods (10pts)

•    Results (10pts)

•    Tables & Graphs (20pts)

•    Discussion (20pts)

•    Literature Citations (5pts)

•    Basic Checklist for writing style (10pts)

 

2. Management Plan (50pts – 19%)

•    Demonstrates knowledge of turtle behavior

•    Indicates an understanding of the campus and activities

•    Provides reasonable solutions to perceived issues current and future

 

3. FAQ’s (35pts – 13%)

•    Thoroughly answered but with brevity

•    Goes beyond the average and provides educational base

•    Final five questions are strong and independent of previous questions

 

4. Essay Question (20pts – 7%)

•    Answers indicate knowledge of research and reference it

•    Answers draw from personal field experience

 

5. Calendar (5pts – 2%)

•    Date and Time of planned telemetry searches & persons involved

•    Date and Time of actual telemetry searches & persons involved – use two colors

 

6. Pictures (20pts – 7%)

•    Pictures and or video is significant to projects documentation

•    Significance is explained and apparent – use captions to explain photos

•    Downloading size fast and furious – reduce large images

 

7. Internet Sites (10pts – 3%)

•    Each site has a clear and concise introduction

•    Each site is valid and useful

•    Limited redundancy and wrongful or misleading information

 

8. Turtle Binder (20pts – 7%)

•    Base line data recorded and reliable

•    All data sheets present and reliable

•    Map has key landmarks drawn onto topo to scale

•    Turtle locations are pinpointed and dated

•    Area is calculated and converted to square acres & hectares

 

9. Flare (10pts – 3%)

•    Going the extra yard

•    Design, layout and creativity

•    Writing Style (refer to scientific report)

 

Total Points 270

 

Extra Credit (10%)

•    13.5pts for each turtle found without a transmitter