Assessment Rubric
Practicum
Experience and Portfolio
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Portfolio - Documentation of
Practicum Experience (60%) |
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Learning Agreement and Documentation of 75+ hours spent on a variety of
field activities |
15% |
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Documentation
of and Reflection on Initial Activities |
10% |
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Documentation
of and Reflection on Progressive Activities |
15% |
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Documentation
of and Reflection on Culminating Activities |
15% |
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Other Components and Overall quality of Portfolio (organization,
clarity, access, supporting documentation: journal/self-evaluation, other
letters/information) |
5% |
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Participation
in class and web-based discussions |
20% |
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20% |
Points, Components and Criteria
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Total:
15 |
Learning Agreement and Documentation
of 75+ hours spent on a variety of field activities |
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<10.5 |
Incomplete, late or otherwise unacceptable submission of Three Party
Learning Agreement, Practicum Designs, and/or Activity Logs and/ or
insufficient hours or inappropriate activities. |
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10.5-11 |
Mismatched documentation or occasional late submission of Three Party
Learning Agreement, Practicum Designs (initial and final), and/or Activity
Logs and/or insufficient hours or activities. |
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12-13.4 |
Completion, timely submission and inclusion in portfolio of Three Party
Learning Agreement, Practicum Designs (initial/planned and final/actual), and
Activity Logs totaling at least 75 hours with adjustments in submissions made
in response to requests and guidance from instructor |
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13.5-15 |
Accurate completion and timely submission of Three Party Learning
Agreement accompanied by Practicum Designs (initial/planned and final/actual)
with appropriate communication and updates regarding any changes required in
the practicum design; Exemplary and regular communication regarding Activity
Logs and/or evidence of hours or activities undertaken during practicum
exceeding those required. |
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Total: 10 |
Completion/Documentation of Initial Activities |
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<7 |
Incomplete and poorly organized submission that
does not match practicum design or is unsupported by activity logs;
submissions that contain errors in grammar/spelling; submissions that fail to
demonstrate awareness, reflection and growth as a professional. |
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<7-7.9 |
Incomplete submission that does not accurately
reflect the final practicum design or are unsupported by activity logs;
submissions contain errors in grammar, spelling; submissions that only
minimally demonstrate awareness, reflection and growth as a professional. |
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8-8.9 |
Includes submissions organized and clearly
linked by section headings to listed initial practicum design activities and
supported by activity log entries. The
submissions represent a complete and clear summary of the activity and its
relationship to professional growth and include: description of activity,
reflection on observation/actions within the context and personal reactions
to the information learned. |
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9-10 |
Exemplary submissions organized and clearly
linked by section headings to listed initial practicum design activities and
supported by activity log entries.
Entries demonstrate comprehensive observation, clear and deep
reflection and analysis of situations that are grounded in both context and
professional knowledge/experience and demonstrate growing awareness of
personal styles and increasing understanding of the practicum context. Appropriate/occasional reference is made to
relevant professional sources. |
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Total: 15 |
Completion/Documentation of Progressive Activities |
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<10.5 |
Incomplete and poorly organized submission that
does not match practicum design or are unsupported by activity logs; or
submissions that contain errors in grammar, spelling, or inadequate
organization; or submissions that fail to demonstrate awareness, reflection
and growth as a professional.. |
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<12 |
Incomplete submission that does not accurately
reflect the final practicum design or are unsupported by activity logs;
submissions contain errors in grammar, spelling; submissions that only
minimally demonstrate awareness, reflection and growth as a professional. |
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12-13.4 |
Includes submissions organized and clearly linked by section headings
to listed progressive practicum design activities and supported by activity
log entries. The submissions represent
a complete and clear summary of the activity and its relationship to
professional growth and include: description of activity, reflection on
observation/actions within the context and in relation to information
previously learned (through experience, coursework, professional readings,
etc.). |
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13.5-15 |
Exemplary submissions organized and clearly linked by section headings
to listed progressive practicum design activities and supported by activity
log entries. Entries demonstrate clear
and deep reflection and analysis of situations grounded in both context and
professional knowledge and experience and demonstrating growth of awareness
of personal styles and approaches to specific skills. Citation or use of relevant professional
sources are incorporated and documented within the submission as appropriate.
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Total: 15 |
Completion/Documentation of Culminating Activities |
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<10.5 |
Incomplete and poorly organized submission that
does not match practicum design; final
documents contain significant errors in grammar/spelling, are irrelevant or
of sub-professional quality. |
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10.5-11 |
Incomplete or poorly organized submission,
partial mismatch with practicum design, or final documents contain errors in
grammar/spelling, are irrelevant or of poor professional quality. |
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12-13.4 |
Includes final documents that correspond to
listed culminating practicum design activities and are professional, polished
documents that can be shared with relevant individuals at the practicum
site. The submissions represent a
complete and clear summary report of the activity with description, analysis,
reflection and recommendations. |
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13.5-15 |
Exemplary final documents corresponding to the
culminating activities listed in the final practicum design. Documentation is of a high professional
quality are both appropriate and useful products demonstrating both learning
and professional skills application relevant to the practicum participant's
future position. Reflection and
recommendations are clear and citation or use of relevant professional
sources are incorporated and documented within the product as appropriate. |
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Total:
5 |
Other Components and Overall quality of Portfolio |
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<4 |
Unorganized, unclear or difficult to access; Incomplete supporting
documentation or lack of evidence of regular reflective journal entries or
self evaluation. |
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4 - 4.4 |
Complete, clear, well-organized and easy to access; most supporting
documentation available and/or in logical and clearly marked locations
including regular reflective journal/self-evaluation, other
letters/information; |
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4.5 - 5 |
Complete, clear, well-organized and easy to access; all supporting
documentation located in sections clearly designated and linked/referenced
where appropriate; reflective journal includes regular entries with both
clear descriptions and evidence of initial reflections and identification of
questions which are followed up in activity reflections. |
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Total: 20 |
Participation in class and web-based discussions |
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<14 |
Infrequent and
inadequate/insubstantial participation in class and web-based
discussions. |
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14-16 |
Infrequent or inadequate/insubstantial
participation in class and web-based discussions. |
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16-17 |
Regular (at least weekly) participation in
class and/or web-based discussions with significant or meaningful
contributions and appropriate postings. |
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18-20 |
Frequent and regular participation in both
class activities and web-based discussions with regular and significant
postings, contributions, reflections and dialogue with colleagues. |
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Total: 20 |
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<14 |
Both mentor and instructor feel that the
candidate may have made progress over the course of the practicum, there
remains need for significant improvement or need for additional critical
practicul experiences to round out the professional preparation the
participant prior to accepting a leadership position in this field. |
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14-16 |
Both mentor and instructor feel that, while
acceptable progress may have been made, the end result of the practicum
experience was the obvious need for candidate improvement and/or need for
additional experiences to round out the professional experiences of the
participant prior to accepting a leadership position in this field. |
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16-17 |
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18-20 |
Mentor and instructor agree that the participant made full use of the
practicum experience to develop awareness of, skills for and ability to serve
as a professional, strove to extend the experience and responsibilities at
every appropriate opportunity and demonstrated a clear understanding of and
ability to perform duties associated with the future profession. |
Note: Higher level descriptions assume that
all indicators listed in the previous level have been fully addressed.
Grading Scale: Based on straight cumulative percentage to grade scales
< 70% Failing
70-72% C-
73-76% C
77-79% C+
80-82% B-
83-86% B
88-89% B+
90-93% A-
94-100% A