Monday, February 21, 2011

Lab Report Glossary

Marking lab reports drove me crazy. They left me speechless and I must have spent hours thinking of nicer ways to express my thoughts. As a result, I've compiled a handy list of comments that may reduce my stress level when marking the remaining ones. 

1. It doesn't make sense at all!
- work on logical flow

2. You're throwing in a random sentence that doesn't tie in with everything else!
- please elaborate

3. How is this important? Why are you telling me this?
- bracket sentence and comment "unnecessary"

4. What are you talking about? Stop using big words if you don't know what it means!
- use clear and concise language
- writing mechanics, word usage, and grammar contain errors that affect paper's content

5. Don't just jot down a bunch of numbers, what's your interpretation of it?
- besides reporting it, you should explain what it means

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