Clinical Experiences Reflection Essay Rubric
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Performance Element
No Evidence
Unsatisfactory
Satisfactory
Comments
Cohesiveness
The essay does not have
The essay has lapses in
It achieves unity through a
coherence in writing. Is
coherence and the
natural progression of
not organized in writing.
tendency to digress.
ideas. It uses precise
language.
Experiences &
Insight into the reflection
The reflection leaves a
The reflection leaves an
Accomplishments
process is not evident as
weak impression on the
impression on the reader
the writer did not
reader about what the
about what the student
articulate what was
writer learned. Insight into
learned. Insight into the
learned and what needs to
the reflection process is
reflection process is
be developed in the
not evident as the writer
somewhat evident as the
future.
did not clearly articulate
writer articulated what
what needs to be
needs to be developed in
developed in the future.
the future.
Reflection & Examples
Does not reflect on clinical
The essay does not go
The reflection shows great
experiences at all and no
deeply enough into the
depth of thought.
examples are provided.
reflection. Reflects on
Demonstrates an ability to
Assumes experience that
clinical experiences on
reflect on clinical
prompted reflection is
occasion but does not
experiences and adequate
implicit in the response.
provide many examples at
number of examples are
all.
provided.
Effort and Personal
No effort was made to
Little effort was made to
Reflection demonstrates
Reponses
write essay. No evidence
write essay. Little
that some effort was made
of a personal perspective
evidence of a personal
to write essay. Evidence of
within reflection.
perspective within
a personal perspective
reflection.
within reflection.
Levels of Learning
Reflection does not reveal
Reflection reveals some
Reflection reveals insight
insight into levels of
insight into levels of
into levels of learning.
learning.
learning.
Writing Mechanics
Many spelling and
Some spelling,
No spelling and
grammatical errors.
grammatical errors and/or
grammatical errors.
Serious organizational
organizational problems.
Organized paper.