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Discussion Forum Rubric

Rubric for evaluating hybrid discussion topics

Rubric Code: M4BAW6

By pajohnston

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Public Rubric

Subject: (General)

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Discussion Topic Evaluation Enter rubric description
	EXCELLENT (N/A)	GOOD (N/A)	AVERAGE (N/A)	POOR (N/A)
Responsiveness to topic	EXCELLENT Offered a critical analysis of an existing posted idea or introduced a different interpretation to an existing idea	GOOD Readings were mentioned in an attempt to respond	AVERAGE Postings have questionable relationship to the topic	POOR Entries do not respond to the topic (Typically entries which simply restate or agree with what someone else said)
Demonstrates knowledge of reading material	EXCELLENT Revealed an understanding of the readings as evidenced by thoughtful responses	GOOD Readings were understood and incorporated into the response	AVERAGE Postings evidence limited knowledge and understanding	POOR Not evident that readings were understood
Application of assigned readings	EXCELLENT Applied theories and arguments to the issue in post and response to other posts	GOOD Agreed or disagreed with existing discussion and provided limited justification or explanation	AVERAGE Agreed or disagreed with existing discussion but provided no justification from the readings	POOR Readings were not incorporated in to the response
Organization and structure	EXCELLENT Excellent structure (beginning arguments, closing arguments and evidentiary synthesis)	GOOD Demonstrated the ability to engage in some synthesis	AVERAGE Structure does not include basic syntheses of arguments and theories	POOR Posting if full of grammatical errors, poor sentence and argument structure
Timeliness of posts and responses	EXCELLENT Posted and responded throughout the 7 day week	GOOD Posts are bunched over three days	AVERAGE Posts are bunched over two days	POOR Posts are entered on the last day of the week or only over one day of the week