How Discussions Are Scored

Discussion Forum Rubric

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Each week you will have to participate in weekly discussions. The discussions are scored based on the following five categories:

General Discussion Scoring
Criteria	Rating				Points
Quality of initial post	3.0 pts Excellent The student applied critical thinking in the development of a thoughtful and relevant post.	2.0 pts Good The student applied little critical thinking in the development of the post.	1.0 pts Needs Improvement The student appeared not to apply critical thinking in the development of a post.	0.0 pts No Post No Initial post	3.0 pts
Quality of Responses	3.0 pts Excellent The student applied critical thinking in the development of a thoughtful and relevant response to two other postings.	2.0 pts Good The student applied little critical thinking in the development of the two responses.	1.0 pts Needs Improvement The student appeared not to apply critical thinking in the development of a post, or only responded to one other posting.	0.0 pts No Posts No response postings.	3.0 pts
First Due Date	2.0 pts First Due Date Student posted the initial response before the first due date.		0.0 pts First Due Date Missed Did not meet First Due Date. An initial posting before the first due date is required for full credit.		2.0 pts
Second Due Date	2.0 pts Second Due Date Met Student posted two responses before the second due date.	1.0 pts Second Due Date Only one response was posted before the second due date. Two postings before the second due date are required for full credit.		0.0 pts Second Due Date Missed Did not post two responses before the second due date. Two postings before the second due date are required for full credit.	2.0 pts
Grammar and Punctuation	3.0 pts Outstanding All postings were grammatically correct with little or no punctuation errors.	2.0 pts Excellent Some grammatical errors or punctuation errors.	1.0 pt Capable Excessive grammatical or punctuation errors.	0 pts Needs Improvement Poorly written without regard to grammar or punctuation.	3.0 pts
Total: 13 Points