Trevor Loudermilk

Junkyard Ramp reflection

Yesterday, in senior capstone, we started our first group project, the junk yard ramp
competition in which we practiced teamwork skills by grouping up and building a melon ramp
out of various things in a set amount of time by collaborating with our teammates.
I feel that my group did very well working together to come up with ideas by
brainstorming and working evenly among the group. Even though we are not all familiar with
each other we got right to it and worked out our ideas without incident. Personally I think this
was a good team exercise though it was not without issues. The fairness is not even between
groups because we did not have access to the same materials as other groups so some may of
had better tools than others. A solution to this may be a set list of each group's materials to work
with so there are no unfair advantages.
Though there were some variables between groups I feel the outcome of this project as
a whole was a success. The team based projects are a solid way to build people skills along
with problem solving abilities. The junkyard ramp project was a positive start to my senior
capstone course and gives me a better understanding of the team based learning we are going
to exercise throughout the year.

Reflective
Thinking

Analysis

Making

Above Expectations

Meets
Expectations

Approaching
Expectations

Below
Expectations

(20-19)

(18-16)

(15-13)

(12-0)

The reflection explains

the students own
thinking and learning
processes, as well as
implications for future
learning.

The reflection
explains the
students thinking
about his/her own
learning
processes.

The reflection attempts to

demonstrate thinking
about learning but is
vague and/or unclear
about the personal
learning process.

The reflection
does not
address the
students
thinking and/or
learning.

The reflection is an indepth analysis of the

learning experience,
the value of the
derived learning to self
or others, and the
enhancement of the
students appreciation
for the discipline.

The reflection is
an analysis of the
learning
experience and
the value of the
derived learning
to self or others.

The reflection attempts to

analyze the learning
experience but the value
of the learning to the
student or others is
vague and/or unclear.

The reflection
does not move
beyond a
description of
the learning
experience.

The reflection
articulates multiple
connections between
this learning

The reflection
articulates
connections
between this

The reflection attempts to

articulate connections
between this learning
experience and content

The reflection
does not
articulate any
connection to

Connections

Conventions/
Mechanics

experience and
content from other
courses, past learning,
life experiences and/or
future goals.

learning
experience and
content from other
courses, past
learning
experiences,
and/or future
goals.

from other courses, past

learning experiences, or
personal goals, but the
connection is vague
and/or unclear.

other learning or
experiences.

The reflection has

few/no grammatical
errors. Writing is well
organized and
paragraphs have
appropriate, engaging
topic sentences.

The reflection has

few grammatical
errors. Writing is
well organized
and paragraphs
have appropriate,
topic sentences.

The reflection has some

grammatical errors that
distract from
understanding. Writing is
organized and
paragraphs have topic
sentences.

The reflection
has many
grammatical
errors that
distract from
understanding.
Writing is
unorganized and
paragraphs lack
topic sentences.