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Discussion Board Rubric

Class participation from the discussion boards is an important expectation of this course. Students are expected to actively participate in EACH module’s discussion each week throughout the semester.

Evaluation of Discussion Boards

Postings will be evaluated on the quality of the postings and the degree that the postings promote discussion with classmates. YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE THE MAX POINTS IF YOU POST YOUR ORIGINAL REPLY TO THE DISCUSSION AND YOUR REPLIES TO OTHER POSTINGS IN THE SAME DAY/SITTING. It is important to continue to visit the discussion often to engage on different levels of the conversations. The following points are what will be evaluated in your original postings to the discussion board and your replies to other postings. Each Discussion board assignment is worth a maximum of 20 points.

10 Points	15 Points	20 Points
Contains few, if any new ideas or applications; often are a rehashing or summary of other comments	Connections are not really clear or are too obvious	Discussion at a critical level, not just recitation of facts from the article
Does not mention any specific points from the article or reading	Mentions 1 specific point from the article or reading	Mentions at least 2 specific points from the article or reading
Minimal response to the module question	Posting responds to the question or content but does not stimulate further class discussion	Posting fully addresses the module question or content and stimulates follow-up posting
Did not comment on any classmates posting	Commented, gave critique, or opinion but only on a surface level for at least one other classmates posting	Commented, gave critique, or opinion at a critical level on at least one other classmates posting
May not be made in time for others to read and respond	May not be made in time for others to read and respond	Made in time for others to read and respond

Note: Discussion at a critical level means discussing things such as your opinion of the point mentioned, why you hold that opinion, what you see wrong with the point mentioned, how you see the point consistent/inconsistent with what you have learned so far, implications for the future, and so forth.