Student Learning Outcomes & Assessment

Content Assessment Rubric

Level 6 : Superior - comprehensive, very accurate, analytical, sophisticated logic, incisive, persuasive

Level 5 : Strong - generally convincing, sufficiently analytical and logical

Level 4 : Adequate - OK, basically understands, unsophisticated but gets and makes the point, lacking mastery but still in control, limited scope, occasionally original

Level 3 : Less than Adequate - superficial, lacking understanding, non-academic, undigested, unfinished or in need of revision, underdeveloped, missing the target, perfunctory

Level 2 : Very Poor - sketchy, impaired, profoundly deficient, woeful, inappropriate to the assignment, poorly developed

Level 1 : Unacceptable - no understanding, totally lost, unintelligible, simplistic, unconnected to the question, assignment or promt

Critical Thinking Paper

purpose : to develop a Learning Community amongst our Paralegal Students, and develop eportfolios of written papers which are intelligent, persuasive, and demonstrate critical thinking skills

implementation : each class during the Spring and Fall Semesters will have as its final assignment in class a "Critical Thinking Paper". The format will be uniform amongst the entire paralegal program. Students, faculty, and tutors will assist in this project. At the end of the semester each class will select the two best papers which will be presented at the "Mission College Paralegal Critical Thinking Paper Showcase" at the end of the Spring Semester each year, and the recipients will receive an award for their presentation.