Critical Reflection Rubric

Reflection Rubric

Assessment Criteria	Undeveloped (0)	Needs Development (1)	Meets Expectation (2)	Exceeds Expectation (3)
Knowledge	Exhibits no connection between the HIP experience and knowledge gained.	Provides minimal connection between the HIP experience and knowledge gained.	Discusses one meaningful way that the HIP experience has increased knowledge relevant to the course content.	Elaborates on multiple ways that the HIP experience has increased their knowledge relevant to the course content.
Skills	Does not discuss any skills that improved during HIP experience.	Implies but does not detail skill improvement during the HIP experience.	Identifies one skill that improved during the HIP experience.	Provides an explanation of more than one skill that improved during the HIP experience.
Personal Impact	Omits discussing the personal impact or value from participation in the HIP experience.	Provides general, but shallow, appraisal of the HIP experience (e.g., “it was awesome”).	Offers at least one specific example of personal impact from the HIP experience.	Describes more than one specific example of personal impact from the HIP experience.
Connection Professional / Career Connection	Provides no feedback on how the HIP experience might impact career success.	Provides a generalized statement on how the HIP experience might impact their career success but offers no specific examples.	Provides specific statements on how the HIP experience might impact their career success, but with few details.	Provides thorough and insightful commentary on how the HIP experience might impact the student’s career success.

Below is an example of an assignment. These questions may be used in contact as written or blended into an existing reflection assignment. This example is provided to generate ideas for questions to ask as part of a critical reflection assignment.

The rubric must be used to collect the data. The rubric may be incorporated as part of an existing rubric or used separately. The rubric may be part of the grading scheme for the assignment or merely used to score the assignment to report the data.

Assignment:
Mode: Written or video.

Now that you have completed this High Impact Practice in __discipline___, please reflect on your experience. Your reflection not only helps you evaluate the impact of your experience but also provides feedback to your instructor about the value of the assignment. To complete your reflection, address the following four questions:

1. Has your knowledge base expanded in relation to the course content? What examples support your conclusion?
2. Has your skill set improved? What specific skills have been refined from this experience?
3. How would you describe the impacts the assignment has had on you personally (for example, on your personal values and/or self confidence)?
4. Describe several ways that this experience might impact your success as a career professional.

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