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What is a Journal? Your journal should be a reflective document that provides a personal, thoughtful analysis of your individual participation/progress on the group project and your assessment of the group interactions that may have occurred during the week
What is a Journal? Your journal should be a reflective document that provides a personal, thoughtful analysis of your individual participation/progress on the group project and your assessment of the group interactions that may have occurred during the week
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What is a Journal? Your journal should be a reflective document that provides a personal, thoughtful analysis of your individual participation/progress on the group project and your assessment of the group interactions that may have occurred during the week.
Why keep a journal? Of course, one of the reasons is that it is a course requirement! However, more importantly, we know that the personal reflection and self-appraisal that is part of “journaling” will help you articulate what you learned in the course and why you do the things you do—we call this “deep learning” since it comes about through your own self-analysis, rather than through lectures, memorization, or “book learning.” This thoughtful introspection can help you tell a potential employer or a graduate school admissions officer who you are and what talents and interests you possess.
As you complete the module record personal impressions, experiences, discoveries, or questions that happen during the course. Opportunities for journal writing can include Notes from self-assessment exercises, reactions to case studies, thoughts about what participants think they do well in their practice in regard to cultural competency and where they think they can improve, and other notes as appropriate to the material.
Think about how do you communicate with your patients? Is Communication effective? How do you know? How does culture shape communication with your patients? Effective Communication between patients and providers is important for building trust and understanding diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care. Speaking the same language does not ensure understanding. What are your most important insights on what we have covered so far?
Use the following prompts to create a comprehensive reflection piece detailing your thoughts and feelings about what you learned in Module 1 and what you learned from it. You DO NOT need to answer every prompt.
- The following questions may help you write your journal:
· What did I learn?
· How did I learn it?
· Why does it matter?
- · What might/should be done in light of it?
- Did I have an “aha” moment?
- Why am I having a déjà vu moment?
- Did I consider an alternative perspective? Why or why not?
- Do I have a theory about why this is working or not working?
- What have I learned that is causing me to interact differently?
- What new behaviors do I plan on taking for what action?
- What does culture mean to you
- What are examples of culture
- How do you define competence
The journal entry should be 200-300 words long.
Rubric
Reflective Journal
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Reflective Journal
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Criteria
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Ratings
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Pts
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDepth of Reflection
- exploring issues
- analyzing context
- critical thinking
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30 to >26.1 pts
Professional
Demonstrate a conscious and thorough understanding of the writing prompt and the subject matter. This reflection can be used as an example for other students.
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26.1 to >23.1 pts
Proficient
Demonstrate a thoughtful understanding of the writing prompt and the subject matter.
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23.1 to >20.0 pts
Competent
Demonstrate a basic understanding of the writing prompt and the subject matter.
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20 to >18.2 pts
Emerging
Demonstrate a limited understanding of the writing prompt and subject matter. This reflection needs revision.
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18.2 to >0 pts
Needs work
Demonstrate little or no understanding of the writing prompt and subject matter. This reflection needs revision.
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30 pts
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeUse of textual evidence and historical context
- links to theory
- comparing &
contrasting
- an exploration of the
possibilities
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30 to >26.1 pts
Professional
Use specific and convincing examples from the event or readings to support claims in your own writing, making insightful and applicable connections between issues. Fully comprehends and has insight into what has made a difference to own practice and makes effective links to changes that have positively influenced patient care and/or colleagues
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26.1 to >23.1 pts
Proficient
Use relevant examples from the event or readings to support claims in your own writing, making applicable connections between the issues. Understands what has made a difference to own practice, to patient care and/or colleagues
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23.1 to >20.0 pts
Competent
Use examples from the text to support discussion with some connections made between the issues. Understands there has been a difference to own practice
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20 to >18.2 pts
Emerging
Uses incomplete or vaguely developed examples to only partially support discussion with no connections made between the issues. Unable to say if there is a difference to own practice
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18.2 to >0.0 pts
Needs work
No examples from the scenario are used and claims made in your own writing are unsupported and irrelevant to the issues at hand. No indication there has been a difference to own practice
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0 pts
No Marks
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30 pts
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLanguage use
- appropriate
- convincing
- depth of thought
- creative & original
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30 to >26.1 pts
Professional
Use sophisticated language that is precise and engaging, with notable sense of voice, awareness of audience and purpose, and varied sentence structure.
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26.1 to >23.1 pts
Proficient
Use language that is fluent and original, with evident a sense of voice, awareness of audience and purpose, and the ability to vary sentence structure.
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23.1 to >20.0 pts
Competent
Uses basic but appropriate language, with a basic sense of voice, some awareness of audience and purpose and some attempt to vary sentence structure.
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20 to >18.2 pts
Emerging
Use language that is vague or imprecise for the audience or purpose, with little sense of voice, and a limited awareness of how to vary sentence structure.
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18.2 to >0 pts
Needs work
Use language that is unsuitable for the audience and purpose, with little or no awareness of sentence structure.
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30 pts
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCoherence and Style
- structure is
evident
Use of APA conventions
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10 to >8.7 pts
Professional
Contains no grammatical or spelling errors, in-text citations and references are without error. Demonstrate control of the conventions with essentially no errors, even with sophisticated language
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8.7 to >7.7 pts
Proficient
Contains no more than 1-2 grammatical, spelling errors, and/or errors in referencing. Demonstrate control of the conventions, exhibiting occasional errors only when using sophisticated language.
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7.7 to >6.7 pts
Competent
Contains no more than 3-4 grammatical, spelling errors, and/or errors in referencing. Demonstrate partial control of the conventions, exhibiting occasional errors that do not hinder comprehension.
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6.7 to >5.7 pts
Emerging
Contains 4 or more grammatical, spelling errors, and/or errors in referencing. Demonstrate limited control of the conventions, exhibiting frequent errors that make comprehension difficult.
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5.7 to >0 pts
Needs work
Did not follow APA. Shows a lack of proofreading. Demonstrate little or no control of the conventions, making comprehension almost impossible.
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10 pts
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Total Points: 100
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