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CRITERIA FOR LABORATORY MANUAL EVALUATION

What is a Laboratory Manual?

A laboratory Manual is a type if instructional material which contains a series
of activities or experiments to supplement the lecture portion of a particular course.

Content of a Laboratory Manual
1. Preliminaries
a. Title Page – title and author(s)
b. Preface – quick view of the purpose, nature, and scope of the manual
c. About the author – author’s name, qualifications and/or experiences
d. Acknowledgements/Dedication (optional) – assistance from and/or special
contributions of various individuals, organization and agencies/institutions
e. Table of Contents – list of chapter titles and sub-titles and corresponding
page numbers.
2. Introduction/Background |Information - theoretical information regarding the
concept to be learned.
3. Objectives – clearly state what the student is expected to accomplish.
4. Materials – listing of materials to be used in the experiment
5. Procedure – procedure in conducting the exercises/experiments
6. Questions/Critical thinking – tests constructed at the end of each
exercise/experiment.

Rating System (Adapted from PASUC KNOWLEDGE-BASED PROJECT: Text book
Evaluation Rating System)

Workbook Title __________________________________________________

Author(s) ________________________________________________________

Directions:
1. Below are the criteria for evaluation of laboratory manuals.. Rate each item
according to the following scales:
5 – Excellent (4.20 – 5.00)
4 – Very Good (3.40 – 4.19)
3 – Good (2.60 – 3.39)
2 – Fair (1.80 – 2.59)
1 – Poor (1.00– 1.79)

2. Determine first the partial score for each category.
3. Get the total of the partial scores to arrive at an overall score for each manual under
consideration.

CRITERION RATING
1. Objectives 1 2 3 4 5
1.1. Objectives specify what the students is
expected to do.
1.2. Objectives are clearly stated
1.3. Objectives are attainable
1.4. Objectives are set for each exercise /
experiment.
Partial Score
2. Content and Mechanics 1 2 3 4 5