DQ4-1 A

Discussion Question (DQ) Participation Rubric (20 Point) Criteria

Days #Substantial posts 0 1 2 3 1 1 5 9 13 2 5 9 13 16 3 9 13 16 20

Each week you will need to make at least three (3) participation posts (and also answer the discussion questions). The table above shows the score given for each week’s participation. To determine someone’s score, I check how many substantial posts have been made. Then I move down the number of days to determine a score.

Thus, “Participation can be earned only by posting SUBSTANTIVE, Quality Messages/Postings to fellow classmates and the instructor in the main forum of the classroom. SUBSTANTIAL Quality Postings means each response needs to be at least 3-6 sentences long (50-100 words), incorporate what you learned from course materials/readings, and add something new to the conversation that your classmates can learn from. Just agreeing or repeating what another has said is not considered a substantive contribution.”

For example, if a student posted two (2) substantial posts on two different days, they would score 13.

Scores in red are below passing.