2 Pages critical reflection paper

EDUC 144 Writing Rubric

High Quality Work 93-100

Quality Work 87-92

Uneven Quality Work 80-86

Poor Quality Work 60-79

Introduction • Introduction effectively conveys the purpose and focus of the paper

• Introduction conveys the purpose and focus of the paper

• Introduction conveys the topic of the paper

• Introduction is unfocused and the topic of the paper may be unclear

Concepts, Ideas, and Findings

• Uses precise, academic language to define and explain concepts, ideas, and/or findings relevant readings •Demonstrates full understanding of concepts, ideas, and findings

• Mix of precise, academic language and more general language • Defines and explains concepts, ideas, and findings from relevant readings • Demonstrates understanding of concepts, ideas, and findings

• Imprecise use of academic language and preponderance of general language • Problematic definitions and explanations of concepts, ideas, and findings from relevant readings • Demonstrates superficial or incorrect understanding of concepts, ideas, and findings

• Uses general language, often vague and confusing • Failure to define and explain concepts, ideas, and findings from relevant readings • Demonstrates a lack of understanding of concepts, ideas, and findings • Does not utilize relevant readings in any meaningful way

Critical Application and Analysis

• Application and analysis is knowing, purposeful, and focused • Linkages to relevant readings are meaningful and substantive • Insightful analysis

• Application and analysis is purposeful and focused • Linkages to relevant readings are evident and presented • Clear and substantive analysis

• Application and analysis is attempted but insufficiently developed • Linkages to relevant readings are incomplete or surface-level • Competent but incomplete analysis

• No application or analysis is attempted • Linkages to relevant readings are superficial or absent • Scattered discussion with some or minimal connection to relevant readings

Writing • High quality, i.e. correct grammar, no spelling errors, overall coherence and engaging to read, correctly uses APA style for citations, direct quotes, and references • Paper two pages or more in length

• Competent, i.e. few grammatical or spelling errors, overall coherence good and easy to read, correctly uses APA style for citations, direct quotes, and references • Paper two pages or more in length

• Poor, i.e. many grammatical and spelling errors, lacks overall coherence, difficult to read and comprehend, inconsistency in correctly using APA style for citations, direct quotes, and references • Paper two pages or more in length

• Very poor, i.e. filled with grammatical and spelling errors, often incoherent, difficult to read and virtually incomprehensible, does not use APA style for citations, direct quotes, and references • Paper is less than two pages in length