Discussion Forum Grading Rubric Initial Post (worth 15 points) 15/15 points earned: • Initial post is rich in content. Answers question(s) thoroughly with ideas, connections and/or applications. • Post meets the specified length requirements. • Assignment submitted on or before the due date (see late policy in syllabus). • Proper citations are included, if indicated by the instructions. • Comments are respectful in tone and mechanically and grammatically correct. 7/15 points earned: • Initial post is limited in content and shows little to no evidence of application of concepts • Post is short of the specified length requirements. • Assignment is submitted after designated due date. • If applicable, citations are incorrect. • Comments border on disrespect or sarcasm • Post contains grammatical/ mechanical errors. 1/15 points earned: • Initial post is very weak, shows no evidence of application of concepts, and/or is off topic. • Post falls well short of the specified length requirements. • Assignments are submitted well after designated due date. • Citations are not included in the assignment when required. • Comments are disrespectful. • Posting contains multiple (more than 5) grammatical and/or mechanical errors. 0/15 points earned: • No post was submitted. • Post was submitted more than 7 days after the due date. • Post is off topic. • Post is extremely offensive. • Post is plagiarized. Responses (worth 5 points each) 5/5 points earned: • Response is thorough and thoughtful and meets criteria for length of posting and/or word count. • Responds to the correct number of students, as indicated in the assignment instructions. • Response meets the specified length requirements. • Assignment submitted on time or before the due date (see late policy in syllabus). • Proper citations are included, if indicated by the instructions. • Students comments are respectful in tone • Post is mechanically and grammatically correct 3/5 points earned: • Response is limited in content and does not meet the length and/or word count requirement. • Does not make the correct number of responses to students. • Response is short of the specified length requirements. • Assignment is submitted after designated due date. • If applicable, citations are incorrect. • Comments border on disrespect or sarcasm • Response contains grammatical/ mechanical errors 1/5 points earned: • Response is very weak, shows no evidence of application of concepts, and/or is off topic. • Response falls well short of the specified length requirements. • Assignments are submitted well after designated due date. • Citations are not included in the assignment when required. • Comments are disrespectful. • Response contains multiple (more than 5) grammatical and/or mechanical errors. 0/5 points earned: • No response was submitted. • Response was submitted more than 7 days after the due date. • Response is off topic. • Response is extremely offensive. • Response is plagiarized.
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