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Discussion Board (DB) Participation Rubric |
| Discussion boards (DBs) are what make an online course a course and not an independent study. |
| DBs are vital to demonstrating that the learner has met the expected course level outcomes. |
| Collaboration between peers and your instructor in the DB is an important aspect of the online learning experience and is expected in the course. |
| Any exceptions to the following DB rubric will be at the instructor’s discretion. |
| The purpose of a DB is to stimulate critical thinking in a scholarly manner. |
| Critical thinking consists of synthesis, creating solutions, application to real world situations, and testing, debating, and defending evidence-based solutions. |
| Critical thinking is not repetition of assigned reading material. Outside research of the literature is a vital part of the DB. |
| Posts need to be substantive. This means that responses such as “I agree” or “great post” do not meet grading rubric requirements. |
| Initial posts for each discussion question (DQ) is due no later than Saturday of the unit week. |
| The initial post must be an answer to the DQ topic, not a comment on other posts. Initial posts for each DB must also include a minimum of three peer-reviewed citations. |
| Citations must include outside sources and no more than one citation from assigned course readings may be used each week. |
| While the discussion board tool limits the ability to use APA formatting (e.g., hanging indents), posts must include the required elements of an APA in-text citation and list of references. |
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Below
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Average
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2
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| Initial post timeliness |
Provides an initial post on or after Sunday. |
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N/A
Provides an initial post by Saturday. |
1
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.00
| Additional comment requirement |
Does not post responses to others. |
Posts one comment per Discussion topic. |
Posts 2 comments per Discussion topic on separate days. At least one comment includes a citation. |
Posts 2 comments per Discussion topic on separate days (resulting in total participation on three different days throughout the discussion). At least two comments include a citation. |
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| 10% |
0.0 |
0
| Engagement |
N/A
Participates, but does not post anything that encourages others to respond to the posting. |
Attempts to motivate the group discussion. |
Frequently attempts to motivate the group discussion. |
5% 0.00
| Content Quality Initial Response |
Submission does not relate to the topic. |
Answers some question/topics with some clearly stated opinions. Supports post using text only. |
Answers all questions with opinions and ideas that are stated clearly. Supports post using text and at least two peer-reviewed sources. |
Answers all questions with opinions/ideas creatively and clearly. Supports post using several outside, peer-reviewed sources. |
35% |
0.00
| APA Format |
Major errors or no APA format used. |
Minor errors with APA format. |
Rare errors with APA format. |
No errors with APA format. |
10% 0.00
Spelling/
Grammar/ Formatting/ Mechanics |
Significant errors in spelling and/or grammar. Major flaws in writing mechanics and formatting. |
Poor spelling and grammar are apparent. |
Uses Standard American English with rare errors and misspellings. |
Consistently uses Standard American English with no misspellings. Appropriate mechanics and formatting. |
10% 0.00
| Length |
Submission does not meet length requirements. |
N/A N/A
The initial post is at least 200 words. This does not include repeating the DB question or the citations and references. |
15% |
0.00
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| 100% |
0.00
Final Score 0
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| Percentage |
ERROR:#DIV/0! |
| Total available points = |
4
| Instructions: First enter total points possible in cell C15, under the rubric. Next enter scores (between 0 and 4) into yellow cells only in column F. |
| Rubric Score |
Grade points |
Percentage
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| 3.5 |
4.0 |
0 0
90% |
100%
| 2.5 |
3.49 |
0 0
80% |
89.99% |
| 1.7 |
2.49 |
0 0
70% |
79.99% |
0.0
| 1.00 |
0 0 0
69.99% |
