Grading Rubric: Discussion Board (20 points)

Criteria OUTSTANDING RESPECTABLE ACCEPTABLE NEEDS UNACCEPTABLE POIN

Depth of The student’s main post
Response comprehensively answers
all parts of the discussion
question, providing
analysis and reflection as
appropriate.
The student’s responses
consistently demonstrate
that the learner is both
reading others' posts, and
reflecting upon them,
through relevant
responses. (5)
Examples Student draws on
and Use of readings/source material
Source and provides relevant,
Material insightful examples. (5)
Connectio Postings consistently
ns provide connections
between the course
content/concepts and
real-world experience,
current issues, other
courses, or other
disciplines. (5)
The student’s main post The student’s main post
answers the discussion provides a response to
question, including the discussion question,
analysis and reflection as but it lacks development.
appropriate. Inconsistent
The student’s responses demonstration of thought
usually demonstrate that regarding other students'
the learner is both reading postings, but when it's
others' posts, and there, it does
reflecting upon them, demonstration reflection
through relevant & cognition. (3)
responses. (4)
Posts draw on Posts draw on source
readings/source material material and examples
and use relevant but may lack
examples. (4) development or a clear
understanding of material.
(3)
Postings usually offer Postings inconsistently
connections between the offer connections
course content/concepts between the course
and real-world experience, content/concepts and
current issues, other real-world experience,
courses, or other current issues, other
disciplines. (4) courses, or other
disciplines. (3)
IMPROVEMENT TS
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The student’s main post The student’s main
is vaguely connected to post is minimally
the discussion question. effective. Lack of
Inconsistent and weak demonstration of
demonstration of thought regarding
thought regarding other other students'
students' postings. (2) postings. (0-1)
The use of examples Posts lack relevant
and/or sources in posts examples and/or
is inconsistent.(2) sources. (0-1)
Postings occasionally Minimal effort to
offer connections provide connections.
between the course (0-1)
content/concepts and
real-world experience,
current issues, other
courses, or other
disciplines…- such
attempts are weak, but
at least there is some
effort. (2)

Frequency Student posts at least 1 Most of posts are made on One or more posts are One post is not One or more posts
and main post by Thursday at time. Posts may have late. Posts have completed or all posts are not completed.
Writing midnight of each week, minor errors in noticeable errors in are late. The frequency The errors in
Mechanics and responds to 2 organization or mechanics, organization and/or of errors in organization organization and
classmates by Sunday at but the errors do not mechanics. (3) and mechanics disrupts mechanics are
midnight. Posts are impact the understanding flow and clarity of ideas. significant and
organized, use formal of ideas. (4) (2) reflect a lack of
English, proper grammar, effort. (0-1)
and have no spelling or
punctuation errors. (5)
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