GSI Guidebook

Best Practices for Grading Laboratory Reports

Adapted from Black, Gach, & Kotzian (1996)

Most laboratory classes include some form of graded report that is generated by the students to summarize their work. Having students write up a lab serves several purposes. First, producing a report gives students the opportunity to collect their observations and interpretations into a cohesive and coherent format. Second, it helps students prepare for their future careers, illustrating the process of conducting research and documenting results. Some classes have students just turn in the analyzed results from their collected data. Other classes have students present oral reports of their data, analyzed findings, and implications. In other classes, students conduct individual research projects where they design and report out their original results. With any of these approaches, it is import to be clear about the assignment expectations (using checklists or assignment descriptions) and to provide consistency for how the work is graded (using some form of grading sheet like a rubric). This section will address grading issues specific to the laboratory classroom. For more information on grading, see Part 8, “Testing and Grading” on page 145 in the GSI guidebook.  
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Suggestions for New Graduate Student Instructors Who Have Been Educated Abroad

Suggestions
for New Graduate Student Instructors Who Have Been Educated Abroad



Elizabeth Axelson and Barbara Hofer

The University of Michigan

The goal of this Guidebook is to assist all GSIs at the University of Michigan
(U of M) in adapting to the task of being a GSI. Most of the material presented
here pertains to American learners in an American academic setting, and all
is relevant to teaching undergraduates specifically in the U of M context. Read more »

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Directory of Resources for UM Instructors

Directory of Resources for UM Instructors

• Academic Advising and Career Counseling Services
• Academic Integrity/Honor Codes
• Academic Support for Students
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Questions Frequently Asked by U-M GSIs

Questions Frequently Asked by U-M GSIs


What if...?

What to Do.../Who to Call...
1. A
student wants to turn in an assignment late because the due date
falls on a religious holiday of importance to her.
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U of M-Speak: A Glossary of Terms

U of M-Speak: A Glossary of Terms

Campus Information Centers

Acronym

Meaning
A2 Ann Arbor
AATA Ann Arbor Transit Authority (City Buses)
APA Academic Peer Advisor
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