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Discussion Board Rubric Discussion Board Rubric Rubric for online discussion board forums Rubric Code: A92637 By colemapa Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Business Type: Attendance Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Discussion Forums There are four (4) discussion forums, each containing four or five discussion threads.
	Excellent Effort at this level is greater than expected 25 pts	Satisfactory Effort at this level represents what is expected 15 pts	Unacceptable Effort at this level is less than expected 10 pts
Critical Thinking 50 % Must post at least one (1) original, thoughtful post in EACH discussion thread	Excellent Posts show deep insight and analysis. Personal opinion is expressed clearly and fully developed. Poses questions or ideas to promote further discussion.	Satisfactory Posts are simple but show some insight and analysis. Personal opinion is expressed but lacks elaboration and detail. Offers some new line of thinking.	Unacceptable Posts lack insight and analysis. Simply rehashes or summarizes others' posts. Does not express opinion clearly. Posts do not inspire further thinking.
Group Participation 25 % Must reply to at least two (2) posts from other participants in EACH discussion thread.	Excellent Replies show insight, depth and understanding. They connect with the original post and add to that post by including references to supporting material. Personal opinion is appropriately expressed and clearly related to the original post. Thoughtful questions were posed to further discussion of the topic.	Satisfactory Replies are rather simple but show some insight, depth, or connection to the original post. Some material may be irrelevant, but personal opinion is appropriately expressed and posts as a whole show understanding. Questions were posed to further discussion of the topic.	Unacceptable Simple replies that lack insight, depth, or are superficial. Entries tend to be short and frequently irrelevant to the original post. Does not express opinion clearly. Shows little understanding. No questions were posed to further discussion of the topic.
Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation 25 % Must compose all posts using correct grammar, spelling and punctuation.	Excellent Posts and replies all demonstrate excellent grammar and punctuation with no misspelled words.	Satisfactory Posts and replies contain few grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.	Unacceptable Posts and replies contain numerous grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.