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Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Content

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not present

Quality of Thread Information

6 points

· All components of the prompt are clearly and fully answered in the thread.

· Major points are supported by all of the following: Learn materials; pertinent examples (conceptual and/or personal); and thoughtful analysis (considering assumptions, analyzing implications, comparing/contrasting concepts).

5 points

· The majority of components of the prompt are answered in the thread.

· Major points are supported by at least 2 of the following: Learn materials; pertinent examples (conceptual and/or personal); and thoughtful analysis (considering assumptions, analyzing implications, comparing/contrasting concepts).

1 to 4 points

· The majority of components of the prompt are not answered in the thread.

· Major points are supported by none or only 1 of the following: Learn materials; pertinent examples (conceptual and/or personal); and thoughtful analysis (considering assumptions, analyzing implications, comparing/contrasting concepts).

0 points

· A component of the prompt may be answered.

· Support may be from material outside assigned reading/or non-existent.

· Analysis may be present.

Quality of Reply Information

6 points

· All components of the prompt are clearly and fully answered in the peer responses and expounded upon the ideas of others.

· Major points are supported by all of the following: Learn materials; pertinent examples (conceptual and/or personal); and thoughtful analysis (considering assumptions, analyzing implications, comparing/contrasting concepts).

5 points

· The majority of components of the prompt are answered in the peer responses and expounded upon the ideas of others.

· Major points are supported by at least 2 of the following: Learn materials; pertinent examples (conceptual and/or personal); and thoughtful analysis (considering assumptions, analyzing implications, comparing/contrasting concepts).

1 to 4 points

· The majority of components of the prompt are not answered in the peer responses and expounded upon the ideas of others.

· Major points are supported by none or only 1 of the following: Learn materials; pertinent examples (conceptual and/or personal); and thoughtful analysis (considering assumptions, analyzing implications, comparing/contrasting concepts).

0 points

· A component of the prompt may be answered in the peer responses, but the response does not expound upon the ideas of others.

· Support may be from material outside assigned reading/or non-existent.

· Analysis may be present.

Application Analysis

6 points

Grasps relationship of concepts; excellent use of a wide range of supporting material.

5 points

Demonstrates ability to analyze and synthesize, independent analysis, good use of supporting material.

1 to 4 points

Informed commentary with some evidence of analysis; some supporting material.

0 points

Lacks evidence of critical analysis or poor use of supportive evidence.

Structure

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not present

Sources

3 points

Citations and references documented in current APA format with no errors in the main thread and peer responses.

2 points

Citations and references documented in current APA format with 1-2 errors in the main thread and peer responses.

1 point

Citations and references are documented in current APA format with 3-4 errors in the main thread and peer responses.

0 points

Citations and or references missing or more than 5 current APA style errors

Required Word Count

2 points

Assignment word count met in 3 of the required posts (thread: 400–500 words; 2 Replies: 200–250 words each).

1.5 points

Assignment word count met in 2 of the required posts (Thread: 400–500 words; 2 Replies: 200–250 words each).

1 point

Assignment word count met in 1 of the required posts. (Thread: 400–500 words; 2 Replies: 200–250 words each).

0 points

Assignment word count not met (Thread: 400–500 words; 2 Replies: 200–250 words each).

Mechanics

2 points

No grammar, spelling, or punctuation errors.

1.5 points

One grammar, spelling, or punctuation errors.

1 point

Two to three grammar, spelling, or punctuation errors.

0 points

More than 3 grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.