Personal Reflection Journal Entry

Assignment 1: Personal Reflection Journal Entry
Due in Week 4 and worth 175 points

In this assignment, you will review your current level of adjustment.

Write a one to two (1-2) page paper in which you:

Striving for an A

Reflect on how well you are:
adjusting to your life in terms of subjective well-being, diversity, contexts, and / or thinking critically.
balancing your priorities, specifically with home, work, school, recreation, and / or family.
developing your identity, specifically self-esteem, self-concept, ethnicity, and / or gender.
coping with stress, specifically social support, multiple coping strategies, and / or self-control.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; Since the only resources you will be using for this assignment are the article and your textbook, you need not include a reference page. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Define psychology and psychological adjustment.
Identify contextual variables (e.g., culture) that impact psychological adjustment.
Describe self-concept, self-esteem, and identity.
Define stress, stressors, and coping strategies, and contemplate their relationship to health and wellness.
Use critical thinking skills to reflect on personal experiences with adjustment and identify new strategies for personal growth.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in psychology.
Write clearly and concisely about psychology using proper writing mechanics.
Click here to view the grading rubric.

Below is the Rubric:
Unacceptable Below 60% F Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D Fair 70-79% C Proficient 80-89% B
Exemplary 90-100% A
PSY100-A1-1
1. Reflect on how well you are adjusting to your life in terms of subjective well-being, diversity, contexts, and/or thinking critically. Weight: 20%
Points Range:0 (0%) – 20.98(11.99%)
Did not reflect or incompletely reflected how well you are adjusting to your life in terms of subjective well-being, diversity, contexts, and/or thinking critically.

Points Range:21 (12%) – 24.48(13.99%)
Insufficiently reflected on how well you are adjusting to your life in terms of subjective well-being, diversity, contexts, and/or thinking critically.

Points Range:24.5 (14%) – 27.98(15.99%)
Partially reflected on how well you are adjusting to your life in terms of subjective well-being, diversity, contexts, and/or thinking critically.

Points Range:28 (16%) – 31.48(17.99%)
Satisfactorily reflected on how well you are adjusting to your life in terms of subjective well-being, diversity, contexts, and/or thinking critically.

Points Range:31.5 (18%) – 35(20%)
Thoroughly reflected on how well you are adjusting to your life in terms of subjective well-being, diversity, contexts, and/or thinking critically.

PSY100-A1-2
2. Reflect on how well you are balancing your priorities, specifically home, work, school, family, and/or recreation. Weight: 20%
Points Range:0 (0%) – 20.98(11.99%)
Did not reflect or incompletely reflected balancing priorities specifically home, work, school, family, and/or recreation.

Points Range:21 (12%) – 24.48(13.99%)
Insufficiently reflected on how well you are balancing your priorities, specifically home, work, school, family, and/or recreation.

Points Range:24.5 (14%) – 27.98(15.99%)
Partially reflected on how well you are balancing your priorities, specifically home, work, school, family, and/or recreation.

Points Range:28 (16%) – 31.48(17.99%)
Satisfactorily reflected on how well you are balancing your priorities, specifically home, work, school, family, and/or recreation.

Points Range:31.5 (18%) – 35(20%)
Thoroughly reflected on how well you are balancing your priorities, specifically home, work, school, family, and/or recreation.

PSY100-A1-3
3. Reflect on how well you are developing your identity, specifically self-esteem, self-concept, ethnicity, and/or gender. Weight: 20%
Points Range:0 (0%) – 20.98(11.99%)
Did not reflect or incompletely reflected on how well you are developing your identity, specifically regarding self-esteem, self-concept, ethnicity, and/or gender.

Points Range:21 (12%) – 24.48(13.99%)
Insufficiently reflected on how well you are developing your identity, specifically regarding self-esteem, self-concept, ethnicity, and/or gender.

Points Range:24.5 (14%) – 27.98(15.99%)
Partially reflected on how well you are developing your identity, specifically regarding self-esteem, self-concept, ethnicity, and/or gender.

Points Range:28 (16%) – 31.48(17.99%)
Satisfactorily reflected on how well you are developing your identity, specifically regarding self-esteem, self-concept, ethnicity, and/or gender.

Points Range:31.5 (18%) – 35(20%)
Thoroughly reflected on how well you are developing your identity, specifically regarding self-esteem, self-concept, ethnicity, and/or gender.

PSY100-A1-4
4. Reflect on how well you are coping with stress, specifically social support, multiple coping strategies, and/or self-control Weight: 20%
Points Range:0 (0%) – 20.98(11.99%)
Did not reflect or incompletely reflected on how well you are coping with stress, specifically social support, multiple coping strategies, and/or self-control.

Points Range:21 (12%) – 24.48(13.99%)
Insufficiently reflected on how well you are coping with stress, specifically social support, multiple coping strategies, and/or self-control.

Points Range:24.5 (14%) – 27.98(15.99%)
Partially reflected on how well you are coping with stress, specifically social support, multiple coping strategies, and/or self-control.

Points Range:28 (16%) – 31.48(17.99%)
Satisfactorily reflected on how well you are coping with stress, specifically social support, multiple coping strategies, and/or self-control.

Points Range:31.5 (18%) – 35(20%)
Thoroughly reflected on how well you are coping with stress, specifically social support, multiple coping strategies, and/or self-control.

PSY100-A1-5
5. Writing / Support for ideas Weight: 10%
Points Range:0 (0%) – 10.48(5.99%)
Never uses explanations, examples, and evidence that logically support ideas.

Points Range:10.5 (6%) – 12.23(6.99%)
Rarely uses explanations, examples, and evidence that logically support ideas.

Points Range:12.25 (7%) – 13.98(7.99%)
Partially uses explanations, examples, and evidence that logically support ideas.

Points Range:14 (8%) – 15.73(8.99%)
Mostly uses explanations, examples, and evidence that logically support ideas.

Points Range:15.75 (9%) – 17.5(10%)
Consistently uses explanations, examples, and evidence that logically support ideas.

PSY100-A1-6
6. Writing / Grammar and mechanics Weight: 10%
Points Range:0 (0%) – 10.48(5.99%)
Serious and persistent errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Points Range:10.5 (6%) – 12.23(6.99%)
Numerous errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Points Range:12.25 (7%) – 13.98(7.99%)
Partially free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Points Range:14 (8%) – 15.73(8.99%)
Mostly free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Points Range:15.75 (9%) – 17.5(10%)
Free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

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