HIPs Rubric

Faculty and instructors assess student learning in the High Impact Practice project or reflection assignment using this rubric. Use of the rubric in HIPs courses is expected.

HIPs Rubric & FAQs

How to use the Rubric

In Design: Instructors could mirror the wording in the rubric when designing the reflective assignment or when discussing the connections between course material and the HIPs assignment/project with students.

In D2L: Faculty opt in to using the HIPs rubric by attaching it to an assignment folder. The rubric is not designed for grading purposes, but an assessment and tracking of HIPs student learning.

Step-by-step instructions for attaching the rubric to an assignment can be found at: https://ppcconline.blog/dwkb/adding-hips-

HIPs Learning Outcomes

The rubric addresses the Eight Key Elements of High Impact Practices:

Challenge and Time (category 1)
Interactive and Diversity (category 2)
Feedback and Reflection (category 3)
Real World and Public (category 4)

Read more on these principles at HIPs Eight Elements tab.

Practice-Specific Assessment Tips

Service Learning Community Partner Feedback Survey
Service Learning faculty can use this link to get Community Partner feedback. Students who are implementing individual projects may also share the link with their community partner.

Service Learning -- HIPs Executive Summary FA2019
This report contains highlights from the end-of-semester student survey and faculty completed HIPs rubric for Service Learning for Fall 2019. Data analysis and recommendations are included.

DGL Rubric Guide & FAQs
DGL Rubric from CDHE
DGL -- HIPs Executive Summary FA2019
This report contains highlights from the end-of-semester student survey and faculty completed HIPs rubric for DIversity/Global Learning for Fall 2019. Data analysis and recommendations are included.

Collaborative Projects -- HIPs Executive Summary FA2019
This report contains highlights from the end-of-semester student survey and faculty completed HIPs rubric for Collaborative Projects for Fall 2019. Data analysis and recommendations are included.
Collaborative Learning Report AY1718
This document, compiled by CAPs Faculty Specialist, Andrea Ulrich, provides assessment results for AY2017/18, as well as student perception of their CAP experiences.

Developed by the Health and Science division to assist in the evaluation of students and their perceptions of the CWP

Undergraduate Research -- HIPs Executive Summary FA2019
This report contains highlights from the end-of-semester student survey and faculty completed HIPs rubric for Undergraduate Research for Fall 2019. Data analysis and recommendations are included.

High Impact Practices (HIPs)

HIPs Rubric

Practice-Specific Assessment Tips