Assignment 1 PUBH-520

Participation Discussion Board Assignment Grading Rubric (Total # of points: 10)

Levels of Achievement

Criteria Exceeds expectations

Proficient Competent Needs Improvement

Initial discussion posting (40%)

4 points Provided correct and comprehensive responses to assignment questions.

3 points Provided mostly correct or adequate responses to assignment questions.

2 points Provided somewhat correct or somewhat adequate responses to assignment questions.

1 point Did not address all assignment questions at all.

Quality of reply to classmates’ posting (30%)

3 points Elaborates on an existing post with further comment or observation, using multiple examples from the following sources: student’s personal or professional context; textbook reading; course lecture material; supplemental reading; current events. Response demonstrated analysis of others’ posts.

2.5 points Elaborates on an existing post with further comment or observation, using one example from the following sources: student’s personal or professional context; textbook reading; course lecture material; supplemental reading; current events. Response demonstrated

1.5 points Posts are a shallow contribution to the discussion (I agree or disagree, I like your comment).

0.5 point Posts no follow-up responses to others or response is not relevant to original posting.

review of others’ posts.

Timeliness (10%) 1 point Post of initial discussion post and response to classmates’ posts are both within the required time frames.

0.75 point Either the initial or response postings is after the required time frame.

0.5 point The initial and response postings are both after the required time frames.

0.25 point Either the initial posting or response posting has not been submitted at all.

Writing mechanics (10%)

1 point Consistently used good spelling and grammar in the paper.

0.75 point Made 1-2 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

0.5 point Made 3-4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

0.25 point Made more than 4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

Sources/citations (10%)

1 point Cited all sources (e.g. textbook, supplemental reading, outside sources, lecture material) using correct APA format.

0.75 point Cited most sources using correct APA format.

0.5 point Cited sources, but did not use APA format at all.

0 point Did not cite any sources.