iRubric: Discussion Rubric

Participants consistently make use of specific and accurate knowledge, honest personal experiences, textual references and data

Participants provide ample and convincing evidence for claims and arguments

Participants access a wide variety of current sources of information

Participants provide accurate summaries or analyses of comments made by others and use those interpretations to strengthen or develop their own positions

Participants make use of specific and accurate knowledge, honest personal experiences, textual references and data

Participants provide evidence for claims and arguments

Participants access a variety of current sources of information

Participants provide accurate summaries or analyses of comments made by others

Participants may not always make use of specific and accurate knowledge, honest, personal experiences, textual references and data

Participants may not always provide evidence for claims and arguments

Participants may not always access a variety of current sources of information

Participants may not always provide accurate summaries or analyses of comments made by others

Participants create an environment that encourages others to risk sharing their ideas, feelings, experiences and theories.

Participants are deeply engaged in talk for long periods of time

Participants listen attentively to one another, providing appropriate feedback and positive body language

Participants ask thoughtful questions aimed at clarifying or expanding a proposition

Participants are willing to risk sharing their ideas, feelings, experiences and theories.

Participants are engaged in talk

Participants listen attentively

Participants ask questions aimed at clarifying or expanding a proposition

Participants are not willing to risk sharing their ideas, feelings, experiences and theories.

Participants are not always engaged in talk

Participants do not always listen attentively

Participants do not frequently ask clarifying questions

Participants take a leadership role in establishing group norms for taking turns, holding the floor, passing turns, interrupting or sharing conversational leadership.

Participants observe group norms for appropriate language, taking turns, holding the floor, passing turns, interrupting, or sharing conversational leadership.

Participants do not always observe group norms for appropriate language, taking turns, holding the floor, passing turns, interrupting, or sharing conversational leadership.