Reflective Authentic Learning Journal Rubric*
| Journal Entry
Criteria
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Exemplary
5
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Acceptable
3
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Needs Improvement
1
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| Content Focus & Clarity
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The entries include quotes, examples, citations, and references of the identified concepts, topics or themes.
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The entries clearly identify concepts, topics, or themes reflected on addressed and discussed.
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The entries are unclear by being vague or too general in discussion of concepts, topics or focus.
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| Prior & New Learning/Knowledge
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Includes quotes, examples, citations, and references of the identified prior and new knowledge.
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Identifies learning as prior and/or new knowledge gained.
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Unable to discern what is prior learning/knowledge and new learning/knowledge.
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| Integration & Application
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Integration of learning prior and new and its application to an activity/situation/skill is described and examples etc. are provided of the integration and application. There is a creating of additional new knowledge as a result of the integration and application process.
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Integration of learning prior and new and its application to an activity/situation/skill is described in journal entries.
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Little or no clear or evident integrating of prior and new knowledge or experience and little or no application described in journal entries.
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| Self –Awareness, Insights & Growth
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Shared insights and growth articulate that deep and transformational learning has occurred within the person reflecting. There are described changes of thinking, beliefs, behaviors, attitudes etc.
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Self-awareness, insights, and/or growth are identified in the journal entries. Reflections about the learning and the activity experience are identified and shared including thoughts and emotions.
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There is little or no reference to insights, self-awareness or growth as a result of the learning experience or the reflecting and writing about the learning.
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| Maximum Points is 20 points…. Satisfactory Activity Completion is set at10 points minimum.
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*Developed by Mara Kaufmann on May 25, 2012.
