assignment

Reflective Journal Writing

Task Description: You will write a reflection. A reflection is a piece of writing that basically involves your feelings and thoughts about the activity you used to improve one of your competences. The goal of a reflection is to not only discuss what you learned but to convey the personal experiences and findings that resulted.

Criteria Weight Excellent (100%) Very Strong (75%) Good (50%) Fair (25%) Poor (0%)

Reflective Journal Structure: 1. General information. 2. Description. 3. Self-analysis. 4. Application in context. 5. Reconstruct self-concept. 6. Action.

2 marks

Correct and complete components of

reflection.

Strongly includes the components of

reflection

Sufficiently includes the components of

reflection

Briefly includes the components of

reflection

Did not follow the standard of the

structure, and the components are not

organized and correct.

Reflective Journal Content: • Critical thinking. • Explanations. • Inferences. • Examples.

2.25 marks

Reflection demonstrates

excellent critical thinking in applying,

analyzing, and evaluating key

concepts and theories from readings. Insightful and

relevant connections made through

contextual explanations and

examples.

Reflection demonstrates a high

degree of critical thinking in applying,

analyzing, and evaluating key

concepts and theories from readings.

Strongly connect with contextual

explanations, inferences, and

examples.

Reflection demonstrates some degree of critical

thinking in applying, analyzing, and/or

evaluating key course concepts and theories

from readings. Sufficiently connect

with contextual explanations,

inferences, and examples.

Reflection demonstrates limited critical thinking in

applying, analyzing, and/or evaluating key course concepts and

theories from readings. Minimal connections made

through explanations, inferences, and/or

examples.

Reflection lacks critical thinking.

Superficial connections are made

with key course concepts and theories.

Evidence 0.25 mark Complete evidence. Strongly contains

evidence. Sufficiently contains

evidence. Briefly contains

evidence. Lacks enough

evidence.

Writing Quality:

• Sentence structure (spilling and grammar)

• Organization • Formatting:

- Times New Roman - Size 12

0.5 mark

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

Above-average writing style and

logically organized using standard

English with minor errors in grammar, punctuation, usage,

and spelling.

Average writing style that is sometimes

unclear and/or with some errors in

grammar, punctuation, usage,

and spelling.

Fair writing style lacking in standard

English, clarity, language used, and/or

frequent errors in grammar,

punctuation, usage, and spelling.

Poor writing style lacking in standard

English, clarity, language used, and/or

frequent errors in grammar,

punctuation, usage, and spelling.