SPC 3271

Guided Discussion Board Rubric Evaluation of Assignment:

Postings will be evaluated on the quality of the postings and the degree that the postings follow the direction of the discussion topic.

Total /20 points Feedback:

Excellent (20 Points)

Acceptable (15 Points)

Unacceptable (5 Points)

Score

Post

 Student postings demonstrate all of the guidelines for full engagement. Fellow students connect ideas from the readings, videos, personal experience and comments. Posts are argued well and supported with specific references.

 The post advances further discussion by stimulating at least one substantial follow-up post.

 Well-structured, logically sequenced sentences, written in formal language.

 Contribution is thoughtful, analytical, and original.

 Author makes meaningful connections between content and personal reflection current events, etc.

 Free of grammatical/spelling errors.

 Student has met the basic question requirements for posting and demonstrates some understanding of the content. Post may (1) fail to address all aspects of the question, or (2) lack appropriate course references to support arguments, or (3) fail to provide value-add follow-up responses to colleagues.

 The post advances further discussion by stimulating at least one substantial follow-up post.

 Structure is present but organization of ideas is somewhat sporadic.

 Shows evidence of analytical thought on the idea, but analysis is not fully developed or clearly presented.

 Somewhat meaningful connections between current events, but connections are not clearly presented.

 Some grammatical/spelling errors.

 Student has made postings but they lack depth and substance and fail to demonstrate a clear understanding of the content.

 Short post, which does not develop idea for further discussion.

 Lacks structure and/or flow.

 Lacks insight or depth. Does not express opinion clearly, and/or shows little understanding.

 Written in informal language

 Poor spelling and many grammatical errors.