GGC 1000
Rubric for Final Exam
Course Outcomes: / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1Understand and articulate academic experiences of success in college. / The student will demonstrate understanding by defining and giving examples of academic success in college
Definition includes a specific description and at least three examples are given. / Definition of academic success is more general in nature and only two examples are provided. / The definition is based on vague comments and only one example is provided. / The definition and examples are both either missing or do not describe success in college.
Understand and articulate the social, emotional, physical, and financial issues that contribute to or detract from success in college. / The student provides examples of a contributing and detracting issue in each of the areas; social, emotional, physical and financial. / The student provides one example (either contributing or detracting) for each of the areas: social, emotional, physical and financial. / The student provides either a contributing or detracting example for three of the areas; social, emotional, physical or emotional. / The student provides either a contributing or detracting example for one of the areas; social emotional, physical or financial.
Access College academic and student life support resources. / The student will give an example and description of a resource contributing to success in each of the three areas of their lives:
Personal Life
Academic Life
Community Life / The student will give an example and description of a resource contributing to success in two of the three areas. / The student will give an example and description of a resource contributing to success in one of the three areas. / The student does not identify resources that contribute to academic and student life success in college.
Experiences of academic success may include but are not limited to the following examples:
Improved test scores
Taking useful notes during class lectures
Completing assignments on time
Attending all classes
Examples of a contributing and detracting issue in each of the areas; social, emotional, physical and financial may include but are not limited to the following responses:
Social
Contributing: Making study friends in each class that will share notes and participate in study sessions
Detracting: Limit social contacts and friendships to off campus friends who are not attending college.
Emotional
Contributing: Keeping a daily journal of activities and “to do” items that can be checked when completed. This provides evidence of accomplishment.
Detracting: Over scheduling with work and classes so that there is no free time or enough time for sleep.
Physical
Contributing: Swimming twice a week for recreation and stress control.
Detracting: Staying up all night to complete projects that are due the next day.
Financial
Contributing: Developing a realistic budget that covers school expenses and also allows a little savings for emergencies.
Detracting: Using credit cards so that I don’t think about how much money I am spending until the bills arrive.
Examples of resources useful for the three basic areas of student life could include but are not limited to:
Personal Life
A minister or campus counselor could provide a confidential resource who would provide experienced advice and direction in personal matters. Sometimes friends are good listeners and sympathetic but don’t have the experience to provide much good advice.
Academic Life
An academic advisor can make suggestions for courses or academic help such as tutorial programs or effective review options.
A professor could provide mentorship and a very helpful resource for academic help.
Community Life
A mentor from your chosen field of interest or a professor could be an effective resource for local/community information.
Or an older student could provide mentoring that might include connections with the community.
Campus staff often have connections with the local community and can be a great resource for helping students adjust to a new communtiy