iRubric: L541 Reflection Paper rubric

Information from articles is well-integrated; all references to appropriate literature are carefully chosen and applied to the learner's situation in a reflective manner.

Includes information from all articles and discussion of their relevance to the focus learner. Information is mostly well presented to provide a balance of research and the learner's situation.

Includes relevant research and discussion of the focus learner, but lacks balance between the two. Needs more attention to integrating the two aspects to present a well-integrated paper.

Includes some relevant research and/or discussion of the learner, but is incomplete. Research and learner's situation are presented separately instead of being integrated.

The chart is based on the goals of the lessons and is well designed to track the progress of the focus learner. Rationale for how the chart functions to track the goals of the lesson plan is included.

The chart tracks the progress of the focus learner and includes some rationale for how the chart functions to track the goals of the lesson plan.

The chart needs more work to clearly track the progress of the focus learner. Some rationale is included, but may need further explication.

The chart needs more work to clearly track the progress of the focus learner. Rationale is perfunctory or missing; needs further explication to make the link clear.

Very well-organized and clearly developed. All parts are cohesive and clearly connected.

Paper demonstrates suitable organization and is cohesive.

Somewhat organized, but needs further development to create a cohesive assignment that connects all parts of the paper.

Paper lacks organization or the parts are presented in isolation with little or no attempt to provide a cohesive whole.

Editing is consistent and evident throughout; final product is polished and professional. Few to no errors.

Editing is consistent and evident throughout; may contain a few errors but these do not detract much from the overall level of professionalism.

Editing is mostly consistent but may be unevenly applied, or contains several errors which detract from the overall professionalism of the paper.

Editing is inconsistent or unevenly applied throughout the entire paper. Grammatical, punctuation, or spelling errors are so numerous as to seriously detract from the professionalism of the paper.