1. Rubric for Student Reflections (30 pts.

Above Meets Approaching Below

Expectations Expectations Expectations Expectations

10 pts 7 pts 5 pts 2 pts

Reflective The reflection The reflection The reflection The reflection

Thinking explains the explains the attempts to does not address
student’s own student’s demonstrate the student’s
thinking and thinking about thinking about thinking and/or
learning his/her own learning but is learning.
processes, as learning vague and/or
well as processes. unclear about
implications for the personal
future learning. learning
process..

Analysis The reflection is The reflection is The reflection The reflection

an in-depth an analysis of the attempts to does not move
analysis of the learning analyze the beyond a
learning experience and learning description of the
experience, the the value of the experience but learning
value of the derived learning the value of the experience.
derived learning to self or others. learning to the
to self or others, student or
and the others is vague
enhancement of and/or unclear.
the student’s
appreciation for
the discipline.

Making The reflection The reflection The reflection The reflection

Connections articulates articulates attempts to does not
multiple connections articulate articulate any
connections between this connections connection to
between this learning between this other learning or
learning experience and learning experience
experience and content from experience and
content from other courses, content from
other courses, past learning other courses,
 past learning, life experiences, past learning
experiences and/or future experiences, or
and/or future goals. personal goals,
goals. but the
connection is
vague and/or
unclear.

Total