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Online Discussion Scoring Guide 
Online Discussion Scoring Guide
This is a rubric to assess initial posts and replies with a total possible score of 5 points - the rubric addresses many of the standards for online discussions in terms of quality, frequency, and ethics.
Rubric Code: HXW8636
By Vivian_Houg
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Subject: Humanities  
Type: Assignment  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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  Poor (1-2 points)

2 pts

Acceptable (3)

3 pts

Very Good (4)

4 pts

Excellent (5)

5 pts

Content Requirements

Substantive Posts:
-contributes to the overall discussion
-add value
-expand on the main idea
-are at least 75-150 words

Other Ideas:
-Share a related experience
-Comment on others' experiences
- Ask questions about others ideas, experiences
- Consider an idea being discussed and offer a different view
-Ask a question
-Disagree/agree with someone else & say why
-post an idea on which you would like some feedback
-Share a resource y
Poor (1-2 points)

- your posts are usually not on topic
- most of the information you gave will not help people to understand and learn more
- if you used information or ideas from someone else, you rarely or never gave credit to them
- you sometimes dis-respected other people's comments, ideas, cultures, etc. through your actions online
Acceptable (3)

- your posts are usually on topic
- some of the information you gave will help people to understand and learn more
- if you used information or ideas from someone else, you sometimes gave credit to them
- you always respected other people's comments, ideas, cultures, etc. through your actions online
Very Good (4)

- your posts are usually on topic
- most of the information you gave will help people to understand and learn more
- if you used information or ideas from someone else, you usually gave credit to them
- you always respected other people's comments, ideas, cultures, etc. through your actions online
Excellent (5)

- your posts are always on topic and helpful - you are consistently a leader in the online discussions - taking other peoples comments and combining them, comparing, finding new directions, etc.
- all the information you gave will help people to understand and learn more
- if you used information or ideas from someone else, you always gave credit to them
- you always respected other people's comments, ideas, cultures, feelings, etc. through your actions online
Standards of Writing

Quality and clarity in your writing.
Poor (1-2 points)

Posts have many errors in grammar, sentence structure, and punctuation errors, and/or people will be unable to understand your ideas.
Acceptable (3)

Posts have some errors in grammar, sentence structure, and punctuation errors, but at least people are still able to understand you.
Very Good (4)

The quality of the posts (spelling, punctuation, and grammar) is very good: only one or two errors in punctuation, spelling, grammar. No typos.
Excellent (5)

The quality of the posts (spelling, punctuation, and grammar) is excellent, no errors in punctuation, spelling, grammar. No Typos.
Posting Frequency

Participation - being an active and helpful participant in the course. This is in addition to the times when you are required as part of a lesson/activity.
Poor (1-2 points)

You have posted to the forum less than three times (in addition to what's required from lessons/activities).
Acceptable (3)

- you have posted to the forum a few times (3-5) with replies to others as well as new topics (in addition to what's required from lessons/activities).
Very Good (4)

- you have posted to the forum several times (5+) throughout your time in the course, with replies to others as well as new topics (in addition to what's required from lessons/activities).
Excellent (5)

- you posted to the forum frequently throughout your time in the course, with replies to others as well as new discussion topics (in addition to what's required from lessons/activities).



Keywords:
  • Online Discussion



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