Criteria

Unsatisfactory-Beginning

Developing

Accomplished

Exemplary

Total

Content

Reflection

0-34 points

35-39 points

40-44 points

45-50 points

/50

Reflection lacks critical thinking. Superficial connections are made with key course concepts and course materials, activities, and/or assignments

Reflection demonstrates limited critical thinking in applying, analyzing, and/or evaluating key course concepts and theories from readings, lectures, media, discussions, activities, and/or assignments Minimal connections made through explanations, inferences, and/or examples.

Reflection demonstrates some degree of critical thinking in applying, analyzing, and/or evaluating key course concepts and theories from readings, lectures, media, discussions activities, and/or assignments. Connections made through explanations, inferences, and/or examples.

Reflection demonstrates a high degree of critical thinking in applying, analyzing, and evaluating key course concepts and theories from readings, lectures, media, discussions activities, and/or assignments. Insightful and relevant connections made through contextual explanations, inferences, and examples.

Personal Growth

0-13 points

14-15 points

16-17 points

18-20 points

/30

Conveys inadequate evidence of reflection on own work in response to the self-assessment questions posed. Personal growth and awareness are not evident and/or demonstrates a neutral experience with negligible personal impact. Lacks enough inferences, examples, personal insights and challenges, and/or future implications are overlooked.

Conveys limited evidence of reflection on own work in response to the self-assessment questions posed. Demonstrates less than adequate personal growth and awareness through few or simplistic inferences made, examples, insights, and/or challenges that are not well developed. Minimal thought of the future implications of current experience.

Conveys evidence of reflection on own work with a personal response to the self-assessment questions posed. Demonstrates satisfactory personal growth and awareness through some inferences made, examples, insights, and challenges. Some thought of the future implications of current experience.

Conveys strong evidence of reflection on own work with a personal response to the self-assessment questions posed. Demonstrates significant personal growth and awareness of deeper meaning through inferences made, examples, well developed insights, and substantial depth in perceptions and challenges. Synthesizes current experience into future implications.

Writing Quality

0-13 points

14-15 points

16-17 points

18-20 points

/20

Poor writing style lacking in standard English, clarity, language used, and/or frequent errors in grammar, punctuation, usage, and spelling. Needs work.

Average and/or casual writing style that is sometimes unclear and/or with some errors in grammar, punctuation, usage, and spelling.

Above average writing style and logically organized using standard English with minor errors in grammar, punctuation, usage, and spelling.

Well written and clearly organized using standard English, characterized by elements of a strong writing style and basically free from grammar, punctuation, usage, and spelling errors.

Timeliness

Deduct 11 points-overall failing

Deduct 6-10 points

Deduct 1-5 points

0 points deducted

/–

Journal reflection is submitted 2-3 days (49-72 hours) after the deadline.

Journal reflection is submitted 1-2 days (25-48 hours) after the deadline.

Journal reflection is submitted within 1 day (24 hours) after the deadline.

Journal reflection is submitted on or before deadline.

TOTAL POINTS (sum of 4 Criteria)

/100

2

Rubric by Denise Kreiger, Instructional Design/Technology Services, SC&I, Rutgers, 4/2014