Topic is on: Ethnopharmacology short discussion

Discussion_Board_Rubric/king

Discussion Board Rubric

Element Superior

(90 – 100%)

Exceeds

Expectations (80 –

89%)

Meets

Expectations (70

– 79%)

Needs

Improvement

(60 – 69%)

Unsatisfactory

(0 – 59%)

Focused

Content

70 points

Student

addresses all

content areas in

detail and adds

value to the

content by

integrating

other academic

resources.

Student does not

address all content

areas and lacks

support for exploring

the topic.

Student is off

topic and does

not engage the

topic by

providing any

support for the

content areas.

Student does

not provide any

topic

knowledge or

support for

shared ideas.

Student does

not provide

content that

explores the

topic.

Format/

Citations

and

References

to Support

Position

10 points

 Student

follows APA

format well

and

spelling/

grammatical

errors are

minimal. The

formatting

of this

assignment

is

exceptional.

 Student

properly

cites,

references,

and

organizes

information

to present a

clear and

succinct

illustration of

ideas and

facts.

 Student has a

few minor APA,

spelling or

grammatical

errors.

 Student does not

comprehensively

reference ideas

or clarify

illustrations of

ideas or facts.

 Student has

several APA

and spelling

and/or

grammatical

errors.

 Student

submits work

and does

not properly

reference or

cite sources

of used

information.

 Student

does not

follow APA

guidelines

and has

significant

spelling

and/or

grammatical

errors.

 Student

does not

reference or

cites

sources.

Student fails

to follow any

writing

format.

Student

“copies”

work from

other sources

(see

Academic

Honesty)

Participation

20 points

Student posts

one scholarly

original post

and posts at

least 1 robust

scholarly

response.

Due dates are

met.

Student only posts

one initial post. Due

dates are met.

Student does

not satisfy the

minimum

paragraph

requirements.

Due dates are

met.

Student does

not satisfy the

minimum

paragraph

requirements

and due dates

are not met.

The student

did not post

for the week.