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Initial Reflection Paper Rubric Venturing into the Media Paper Rubric This rubric is used to grade the 3-4 page Initial Reflection Paper. (30 points) Rubric Code: MX8ACWW By kevinmatthewfry Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Psychology Type: Writing Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Initial Reflection Paper
	Poor Does not meet expectations 2 pts	Fair Partially meets expectations 3 pts	Good Mostly meets expectations 4 pts	Excellent Fully meets or exceeds expectations 5 pts
Images of Psychology 5 pts (a) What images come to mind when you think of “psychology”? (b) Where do you think these images come from? (c) How accurately do you think these images actually represent “psychology”? (d) Why do you think so? (at least ½ page)	Poor Very basic, shallow reflection on the images of psychology that come to mind, demonstrating almost no thoughtfulness; does not address the required components of the question	Fair More basic reflection on the images of psychology that come to mind, demonstrating a more superficial extent of thoughtfulness; only partially addresses the required components of the question	Good Satisfactory reflection on the images of psychology that come to mind, demonstrating at least some thoughtfulness; mostly addresses the required components of the question in at least a paragraph	Excellent Thoughtful, thorough reflection on the images of psychology that come to mind; fully addresses all components of the question in at least a full paragraph
What Is "Psychology"? 5 pts (a) What is “psychology”? Please provide your own definition. (b) Thoroughly describe what you think “psychology” is. (at least ½ page)	Poor Very basic, shallow reflection on what psychology is, demonstrating almost no thoughtfulness or complexity; does not address the required components of the question	Fair More basic reflection on what psychology is, demonstrating a more superficial extent of thoughtfulness and very little complexity; only partially addresses the required components of the question	Good Satisfactory reflection on what psychology is, demonstrating at least some thoughtfulness and complexity; mostly addresses the required components of the question in at least a paragraph	Excellent Thoughtful, thorough, complex reflection on what psychology is; fully addresses all components of the question in at least a full paragraph
What Is "Science"? 5 pts (a) What is “science”? (b) What makes something a “science”? (c) What do you think of when you hear that something is “scientific”? (d) What qualities do you think make something “scientific” or “non-scientific”? (at least ½ page)	Poor Very basic, shallow reflection on what science is, demonstrating almost no thoughtfulness or complexity; does not address the required components of the question	Fair More basic reflection on what science is, demonstrating a more superficial extent of thoughtfulness and very little complexity; only partially addresses the required components of the question	Good Satisfactory reflection on what science is, demonstrating at least some thoughtfulness and complexity; mostly addresses the required components of the question in at least a paragraph	Excellent Thoughtful, thorough, complex reflection on what science is; fully addresses all components of the question in at least a full paragraph
What Are Your Goals? 5 pts (a) What are 3 goals that you have for yourself in this course this semester? (b) Why are each of these goals important to you? (c) What can you do throughout the semester to ensure that you achieve each goal? (at least ½ page)	Poor Very basic, shallow exploration of goals for the course, demonstrating almost no serious thought; does not address the required components of the question	Fair More basic exploration of goals for the course, demonstrating a more superficial depth of thought; only partially addresses the required components of the question	Good Satisfactory exploration of goals for the course, demonstrating at least some depth of thought; mostly addresses the required components of the question in at least a paragraph	Excellent Thorough, sophisticated exploration of goals for the course, demonstrating great depth of thought; fully addresses all components of the question in at least a full paragraph
Introduce Yourself 5 pts Please introduce yourself, telling me whatever you would like me to know about you. Please include all of the following somewhere in your response: (1) the name you wish to be called, (2) your preferred gender pronouns (i.e., she, he, they, etc.), (3) why are you taking this course, (4) what excites you most about this class, and (5) your previous experience with psychology, if any (e.g., previous psychology courses)? (at least 1 page)	Poor Very basic introduction that does not address the required components of the question, possibly in significantly less than a page	Fair More basic introduction only partially addressing the required components of the question, possibly in less than a page	Good Satisfactory introduction mostly addressing the required components of the question in at least close to a page	Excellent Thoughtful introduction fully addressing all components of the question in at least a full page
Overall Quality of Writing 5 pts Grammar/mechanics, style/clarity, focus/precision, and organization/transitions	Poor Consistent errors in writing mechanics throughout; unprofessional, unclear writing style and frequent poor word choice; lacks clear focus on topic, containing great deal of unnecessary information; little organization and poor paragraph structure and transitions between ideas are absent	Fair Many errors in writing mechanics that detract from understanding; somewhat professional yet unclear writing style with many issues in appropriate word choice; acceptable focus but often deviates from topic with unnecessary information; organization and paragraph structure not always logical and transitions may be lacking	Good Occasional errors in writing mechanics that do not detract significantly from understanding; mostly clear, professional writing style and appropriate word choice; mostly clear focus, although some information may deviate from topic; organized into mostly logical paragraph structure with transitions between most ideas	Excellent Almost no errors in writing mechanics; clear, professional writing style and appropriate word choice; clear focus on topic throughout with little unnecessary information; organized into logical paragraph structure with transitions between ideas

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