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Discussion Forum Rubrics Discussion Forum Rubrics Rubric Code: R53424 By CherylBarnhill Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: (Other) Grade Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate

Discussion Forum
	Excellent 20 pts	Average 15 pts	Below Average 10 pts	Unsatisfactory 0 pts
TIMELINESS	Excellent The response is posted within a day or two of the original posting and during the current session.	Average The response is posted several days after the original posting, during the current session.	Below Average The response is posted too near the end of the session to allow for further discussion.	Unsatisfactory The response is posted after the end of the session so no one is likely to read it.
RELEVANT AND SPECIFIC	Excellent The response is related to the content of the original message(s). It makes a point by focusing on specific issues that strike the learner as important.	Average The response is related to earlier message(s) but the point being made is somewhat vague.	Below Average The response doesn't make a clear connection to earlier, but has a specific point to make.	Unsatisfactory The point of the response and the connection between it and earlier posting(s) is unclear.
THOUGHTFUL AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING	Excellent The response pushes the discussion in new directions.	Average The response includes requests for clarification or more information, but doesn't extend thinking by wondering, probing, disagreeing, considering other points of view, etc.	Below Average The response provides information or answers in a way that suggests the matter is closed.	Unsatisfactory The response does not clearly contribute new ideas, information, or questions to the discussion.
PARTICIPATION	Excellent The student posts his/her initial post, along with responses to a minimum of two other classmates.	Average The student posts his/her initial post, along with responses to a maximum of one other classmate.	Below Average The student posts his/her initial post but does not respond to any other classmate.	Unsatisfactory The student does not post his/her initial post, nor does he/she respond to any other classmate.
CLARITY	Excellent The writing is clear and concise.	Average The writing is clear.	Below Average There are problems with typos, grammar, etc., which are distracting, but do not interfere with meaning.	Unsatisfactory There are problems with typos, grammar, etc., which interfere with understanding the meaning of the response.