SOC2302_discussion_rubric.pdf

    Discussion Rubric

    Your active participation in the discussion forums is essential to your overall success. Discussion questions are designed to help you make meaningful

    connections between the course content and the larger concepts and goals of the course. These discussions offer you the opportunity to express your own

    thoughts, ask questions for clarification, and gain insight from your classmates’ responses and instructor’s guidance.

    Requirements for Discussion Board Assignments Students are required to post one (1) initial post due by Day Three (3) (unless otherwise noted by the instructor) and to follow up with at least two (2) response

    posts by Day Seven (7) for each discussion board assignment. Please be sure to post on at least two separate days.

    For your initial post (1), you must do the following:

    ● Compose a post of one to two paragraphs

    ● Take into consideration material such as course content and other discussion boards from the current module and previous modules,

    when appropriate (make sure you are using proper citation methods when referencing scholarly or popular resources)

    For your response posts (2), you must do the following:

    ● Reply to at least two different classmates outside of your own initial post thread.

    ● Demonstrate more depth and thought in your responses.

    Rubric for Discussion Board Assignments (100 pts) Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard.

    Critical Elements

    Satisfactory (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value

    Comprehension

    Develops an initial post with

    an organized, clear point of

    view or idea using rich and

    significant detail.

    Develops an initial post with

    a point of view or idea using

    adequate organization and

    detail.

    Develops an initial post with

    a point of view or idea but

    with some gaps in

    organization and detail.

    Does not develop an initial

    post with an organized point

    of view or idea.

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    Timeliness Submits initial post by day

    three.

    Submits initial post one day

    late (day four).

    Submits initial post two or

    more days late (day five or

    later).

    Does not submit a post. 10

    Engagement Provides relevant and

    meaningful response posts

    with clarifying explanation

    and detail.

    Provides relevant response

    posts with some explanation

    and detail.

    Provides somewhat relevant

    response posts with some

    explanation and detail.

    Provides response posts that

    are generic with little

    explanation or detail.

    30

    Writing

    (Mechanics)

    Writes posts that are easily

    understood, clear, and

    concise using proper citation

    methods where applicable

    with no errors in citations.

    Writes posts that are easily

    understood using proper

    citation methods where

    applicable with few errors in

    citations.

    Writes posts that are

    understandable using proper

    citation methods where

    applicable with a number of

    errors in citations.

    Writes posts that others are

    not able to understand and

    does not use proper citation

    methods where applicable.

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