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GUIDELINES FOR
JUDGING OF
EXIBITS AND SCIENTIFIC PAPERS
Evidence
of knowledge gained
Is there evidence that the student has acquired
scientific
knowledge or
scientific skills by doing this project?
Does the exhibitor recognize the scope and
limitations of
the problem selected?
Does the project add to scientific knowledge?
Evidence
of the scientific approach
Has the scientific approach been taken with the
problem?
Has the exhibitor solved a problem using known
scientific
facts or principles as a basis for new
conclusions?
Evidence
of primary experimental research
Have data been gathered from experiments done by
the
student, instead of from the results of
others?
Has the student devised methods of carrying out
work
unique to the project, such as designing a
special piece of
apparatus or deciding specific materials needed?
Does
it do what it was intended to do?
Can the work be the basis for further
experimentation?
Evidence
of individual work
Has the material as a whole been gathered from
various
sources and reorganized according to the
student's own
thinking and research?
Has the student set up a systematic plan of work
and
secured measurements?
If the student has assistance, are those portions
of the
exhibit which represent other people's
work clearly
identified?
Evidence
of thoroughness
Is the exhibitor aware of the empirical method--of
the
necessity of repeating trials and the
importance of
controlling variables in experiments in order to reach
valid
conclusions?
Has the analysis of the problem been orderly?
Has the original plan been carried successfully
through to
completion?
Validity
of information
Are known facts and principles stated correctly and
used
accurately?
Have results of experiments been given accurately
and used
accurately?
Are the data complete, or at least based upon
random
[rather than selected] samples?
Validity
of conclusions
Has the student started with known facts and
evolved new
experiments and drawn relevant
conclusions?
Are the conclusions consistent with the data?
Quality
of written presentation
Do the Research Summary and Abstract follow the
guidelines
in format and length?
Has the exhibitor searched the literature
concerning the
projects by using
materials which are dated 1989 or later?
Has the student made use of accumulated data,
including
bibliography,
interviews, and correspondence?
Considering age and experience, does the project
make use
of the exhibitor's abilities?
Does the Abstract state the purpose, procedure, and
conclusion in a concise manner, adequately
summarizing the
project on paper?
Quality
of visual presentation
Is the exhibit attractive and does it adequately
represent
the theme of the
project?
Have the data been presented in the most explicit
way for
the particular type of information
involved?
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