Briefing form

A (90-100)

B (80-89)

C (70-79)

D/F (60-below)

Forum Focus

Forum focus fully addressed and all points covered

In-depth, well thought out responses

High degree of reflection evident in all responses

Forum focus addressed and all points covered

Responses are fairly well thought out

Reflection evident in most responses.

Forum focus somewhat addressed and some points covered

Responses sketchy and vague

Absence of reflection

Forum lacks focus and did not address the points covered

Student did not respond to the task

Depth of Contribution

High degree of relevancy in all responses

Contributes to Forum through reflective responses

Offers additional suggestions to other postings

Relevancy evident in most responses

Contributes to Forum through reflective responses

Offers suggestions on occasion

Lack of relevancy in responses

Little reflective thought present in responses

Responses appear to be hasty and vague

Forum lacks focus and did not address the points covered

Student did not respond to the task

Utilization of Outside Scholarly Reference(s)

Utilized at least one scholarly and relevant reference

Integrated the reference into the forum topic

Utilized at least one scholarly and relevant research reference

Somewhat integrated the reference into the forum topic

Utilized an outside reference, yet it was not scholarly (blog, website, etc.).

The reference was not related to the forum topic

Forum lacks focus and did not address the points covered

Student did not respond to the task