STAT 219 Discussion
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new_dq_rubric.docxPoints for participation in our conversation of the Discussion
Questions will be awarded as follows.
Each week I’ll supply a Discussion Question(s) in a forum on the Discussion Board where we can informally talk about them. Points will be assessed on each of your 3 single best posts of the week according to the following rubric.
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0 points |
4 points |
8 points |
10 points |
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No post at all. |
Post indicates you were present but doesn’t add value to the discussion or demonstrate understanding of the course material. |
Post indicates active engagement with the material and does not repeat comments posted by another student. Note: definitions and examples copied from the text or other sources are helpful but fit in this category for grading purposes. |
Post indicates active engagement with the material and does not repeat comments posted by another student. In addition the post correctly describes and / or applies the mathematical theory using correct terminology and / or techniques in the student’s own words. |
Let’s talk about what I’m looking for in terms of active engagement for just a moment. Comments such as “That’s so true” or “I agree with you” are indications you are in the discussion but not indications you are actively involved. These would count for 2 points. Comments that are meaningful and advance the conversation demonstrate active engagement. These would be ones that share your own response to the original discussion question; ask a question to clarify another classmate’s response; respond to someone else’s question; or add to someone else’s thought. For example, the following response would advance the conversation. “You are correct that average sales would be of interest to the company.” While this could be pertinent to the conversation, it doesn’t indicate understanding of the statistical concepts and would receive 4 points.” To receive the full 5 points, you
would need to post something like the following. “Your example of how
the mean can be used to get a sense of the average sales generated by a salesperson makes sense to me. What I don’t understand is what the median would tell us about the individual sales in this data set. Can anyone explain this in more detail?” This example shows active engagement and also demonstrates the correct use of the concepts under discussion.
EVERYONE MUST HAVE A TOTAL OF AT LEAST 3 POSTS PER WEEK. Your first post is due by Day 3 in response to the question “Weekly Experiment and Discussion - Part 1 - Due by Day 3”. The other 2 posts must be in response to a classmate and/or additional questions that I may post titled “Weekly Experiment and Discussion - Part 2 - Due by Day 7.”
Your initial post to Part 2 must be submitted on or before Day 5 and the follow up post to Part 2 must be submitted on or before Day 7.
You will earn a maximum of 30 points for each week.
