Blogging Rubric (for reflective blogging)

Rubric categories

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Understanding
(of the subject area)

Weighting x3

Low level of comprehension

many errors of understanding

Basic level of comprehension

Some errors of understanding

Good comprehension

No significant errors of understanding

• Excellent comprehension

Writing quality

(structure, clarity, Referencing sources in addition to class-provided references, Using APA style referencing)

No introduction & conclusion

Meaning is unclear

Reference list includes no additional sources

Referencing is not in APA style

Introduction does not introduce all main ideas

Conclusion does not synthesize all main points

Meaning is unclear at times

Reference list includes 1 additional source

Many APA referencing errors

Introduction introduces all main ideas

Conclusion synthesizes all main points

Meaning is clear

Reference list includes several additional sources of variable quality

Fairly consistent APA style referencing

• Writing exhibits excellent structure, flow and readability.

• Reference list includes 2 or more high quality sources

• Close to perfect APA referencing

Reflection

(relates personal experience to conceptual models, reflects on personal performance - what worked well, what could be improved?)

No reflection

Considers only what worked well

Relationship between model and experience is discussed

Considers what could be improved on

Relationship between model and experience is discussed at a moderate depth

• Considers what could be improved on and ways in which this improvement could occur

• Relationship between model and experience is discussed comprehensively