Rubric for Student Reflections

Above Meets Approaching Below

Expectations Expectations Expectations Expectations
4 3 2 1
The reflection The reflection The reflection The reflection does
explains the explains the attempts to not address the
student’s own student’s thinking demonstrate student’s thinking
thinking and about his/her own thinking about and/or learning.
Reflective learning processes, learning processes. learning but is
Thinking as well as vague and/or
implications for unclear about the
future learning. personal learning
process..

The reflection is an The reflection is an The reflection The reflection does

in-depth analysis analysis of the attempts to not move beyond a
of the learning learning analyze the description of the
experience, the experience and the learning learning
value of the value of the experience but the experience.
Analysis derived learning to derived learning to value of the
self or others, and self or others. learning to the
the enhancement student or others is
of the student’s vague and/or
appreciation for unclear.
the discipline.
The reflection The reflection The reflection The reflection does
articulates articulates attempts to not articulate any
multiple connections articulate connection to other
connections between this connections learning or
between this learning between this experiences.
learning experience and learning
experience and content from other experience and
content from other courses, past content from other
Making courses, past learning courses, past
Connections learning, life experiences, and/or learning
experiences and/or future goals. experiences, or
future goals. personal goals, but
the connection is
vague and/or
unclear.