1311 Discussion Board Grading Rubric Detail

Discussion Board Grading Rubric Detail Each initial posting and the peer responses must be a minimum of 150 words. Any postings less than 125 words will earn no credit toward the weekly discussion board grade. Points are taken off for incomplete or copied responses. Initial responses submitted after the Wednesday at 11:59 pm deadline will not earn any points. Proficient Competent Novice Incomplete or Incorrect Initial Posting Points: 20 (20.00%) Fully answers the prompt by Wednesday (11:59 p.m. CST) of the week assigned. Initial posting contains at least 2 references. *Initial post must be a minimum of 150 words. Points: 10 (10.00%) Fully answers the prompt by Wednesday (11:59 p.m. CST) of the week assigned. Initial posting contains less than 2 references. *Initial post is a minimum of 150 words. Points: 5 (5.00%) Fully answers the prompt by Wednesday (11:59 p.m. CST) of the week assigned. No references included. *Initial post is a minimum of 150 words. Points: 0 (0.00%) No initial posting by Wednesday (11:59 pm CST) or posting is less than the minimum of 150 words. Initial Posting Points: 20 (20.00%) Initial posting is rich in content full of thought, insight, and analysis. Points: 10 (10.00%) Initial posting has substantial information. Thought, insight, and analysis have taken place. Points: 5 (5.00%) Initial posting is generally competent. Information is thin and commonplace. Points: 0 (0.00%) Initial posting is not relevant, or no subject matter knowledge is evident. Peer Responses Points: 30 (30.00%) Provides a minimum of two substantive peer replies with reference by the end of the week (Sunday 11:59 pm). A minimum of one (1) reference is required per peer reply. *Each peer reply must be a minimum of 125 words. Points: 20 (20.00%) Provides replies to two peers with simple comments and/or reference(s) not provided. A minimum of one (1) reference is required for each peer reply. *Each peer reply is less than minimum of 125 words. Points: 10 (10.00%) Provides only one peer reply by the end of the week (Sunday 11:59 pm). Appropriate references are not included on both peer responses. *Each peer reply must be a minimum of 125 words. Points: 0 (0.00%) No replies to peer postings or postings are less than the minimum of 125 words.