Very Needs No Criteria Exceptional Acceptable Good Improvement Submission Frequency (10 points) (8 points) (7 points) (6 points) (0 points) & Quantity 3 or more At least 2 At least 1 post EACH 1 post total or No Submission EACH week. posts EACH week. does not post in all week. weeks discussion is current. Quality (15 points) (12 points) (10.5 points) (9 points) (0 points) All posts use Majority of Less than half of posts No posts use No Submission course terms and posts use use course terms and course terms and concepts course terms concepts accurately, concepts accurately, focus and concepts focus on the topic, and accurately, focus on the topic, and accurately, show critical thinking. on the topic, or show critical focus on the show critical thinking. topic, and thinking. Or, posts show critical only once the thinking. entire discussion. Community (15 points) (12 points) (10.5 points) (9 points) (0 points) All posts Majority of Less than half of posts One or more posts No Submission acknowledge posts acknowledge posts of violate Mutual posts of others acknowledge others and expand the Respect Policy and expand the posts of discussion using and/or no posts discussion using others and examples from acknowledge the examples from expand the reading, Web research, contributions and reading, Web discussion or personal experience ideas of class research, or using as appropriate. peers. Or, posts personal examples only once the experience as from entire discussion appropriate. reading, Web research, or personal experience as appropriate. Citation (5 points) (4 points) (3.5 points) (0 points) (0 points) All posts use Majority of Less than half of posts One or more posts No Submission accurate citation posts use use accurate citation in are plagiarized. in APA format accurate APA format where [This may be where citation in appropriate. grounds for a zero appropriate. APA format in the entire where discussion!] Or, appropriate. posts only once the entire discussion Length (5 points) (4 points) (3.5 points) (3 points) (0 points) All posts are a Majority of Less than half of posts All posts exceed No Submission reasonable posts are a are a reasonable length word limit or fail to length (100-300 reasonable (100-300 words). meet word limit. words). length Or, posts only words). once the entire discussion Discussion Board Rubric Sample #4
Criteria Exceptional Very Good Acceptable Needs Improvement No Submission Frequency & Quantity (10 points) 3 or more EACH week. (8 points) At least 2 posts EACH week. (7 points) At least 1 post EACH week. (6 points) 1 post total or does not post in all weeks discussion is current. (0 points) No Submission Quality (15 points) All posts use course terms and concepts accurately, focus on the topic, and show critical thinking. (12 points) Majority of posts use course terms and concepts accurately, focus on the topic, and show critical thinking. (10.5 points) Less than half of posts use course terms and concepts accurately, focus on the topic, and show critical thinking. (9 points) No posts use course terms and concepts accurately, focus on the topic, or show critical thinking. Or, posts only once the entire discussion. (0 points) No Submission Community (15 points) All posts acknowledge posts of others and expand the discussion using examples from reading, Web research, or personal experience as appropriate. (12 points) Majority of posts acknowledge posts of others and expand the discussion using examples from reading, Web research, or personal experience as appropriate. (10.5 points) Less than half of posts acknowledge posts of others and expand the discussion using examples from reading, Web research, or personal experience as appropriate. (9 points) One or more posts violate Mutual Respect Policy and/or no posts acknowledge the contributions and ideas of class peers. Or, posts only once the entire discussion (0 points) No Submission Citation (5 points) All posts use accurate citation in APA format where appropriate. (4 points) Majority of posts use accurate citation in APA format where appropriate. (3.5 points) Less than half of posts use accurate citation in APA format where appropriate. (0 points) One or more posts are plagiarized. [This may be grounds for a zero in the entire discussion!] Or, posts only once the entire discussion (0 points) No Submission Length (5 points) All posts are a reasonable length (100-300 words). (4 points) Majority of posts are a reasonable length words). (3.5 points) Less than half of posts are a reasonable length (100-300 words). (3 points) All posts exceed word limit or fail to meet word limit. Or, posts only once the entire discussion (0 points) No Submission Discussion Board Rubric Sample #4
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