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Student Blogging Rubric 
This rubric will be used to evaluate WIU student bloggers who are completing an internship for the Alumni Association.
Rubric Code: E68AWB
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Subject: Education  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: Undergraduate

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  Beginner

1 pts

Amateur

2 pts

Proficient

3 pts

Professional

4 pts

Quality of Writing

How well does the voice come through? How well are the ideas communicated?

Beginner

*Post has no style or voice
*Post gives no new information on the topic
Amateur

*Post has little style or voice
*Post gives some new information on the topic
Proficient

*Post is written in a somewhat interesting style and voice
*Some new information on the topic is given, or what is written is reflective of other post(s)
Professional

*Post is written in an interesting style and voice
*Post is very informative or deeply reflective - keeps the readers interest
Organization

How well organized is the blog?

Beginner

Fails to provide a consistent organizational structure and shows no awareness of the need for consistency.
Amateur

Uses a loosely defined organizational structure that shows minimal awareness of the need for consistency.
Proficient

Uses a generally consistent organizational structure, with the most current posting listed at the top.
Professional

Uses a consistent organizational structure that is easy to follow and places the most recent posts at the top of the page.
Grammar and Punctuation

How well is the blog proofread?

Beginner

*Many words are misspelled
*Many grammar and punctuation errors and mistakes
Amateur

*Several spelling mistakes
*Several grammar and punctuation mistakes
Proficient

*Few spelling mistakes
*Few grammar and punctuation mistakes
Professional

*All words spelled correctly
*No grammar and punctuation mistakes
Usage of Multimedia

How well are these integrated? (documents, links, video, spreadsheet, etc.)

Beginner

*No multimedia present; or multimedia is present but does not provide new or relevant information to the topic
Amateur

*One piece of multimedia present, but does not offer new information or perspective on the topic
*Link may not be hyperlinked
Proficient

*One piece of multimedia present, and offers new information or perspective on the topic
*Some links are hyperlinked (some long URLs present)
Professional

*Multiple pieces of multimedia are added to the post
*Multimedia adds new information or perspective to the post
* All links are hyperlinked (no long URLS are present)
Community

How well is the audience considered?

Beginner

*Blog entry and blogger demonstrates no participation in the blogging community. *Author does not demonstrate a scholarly approach.
*Replies are not provided.
Amateur

*Blog entry and blogger demonstrates little participation in the blogging community and lack signs of connecting, commenting, and hyperlinking.
*Author demonstrates a lack of a scholarly approach by not connecting major ideas back nor citing resources.
*Replies to comments are surface level and do not promote conversation.
Proficient

*Blog entry and blogger demonstrates an attempt at participation in the blogging community by connecting, commenting, and hyperlinking. *Author demonstrates a scholarly approach by connecting major ideas back to original authors via hyperlinks and citing resources as well. *Replies to comments show some consideration of others' comments and promote conversation.
Professional

*Blog entry and blogger demonstrates active participation in the blogging community by connecting, commenting, and hyperlinking.
*Author demonstrates scholarly approach by connecting major ideas back to original authors via hyperlinks and citing resources too.
*Replies to comments show consideration of others and are done in a manner that promotes conversation. The replies show careful thought, challenge peers to think critically, and spark scholarly dialogue and community building.
Citations

How well is credit given where credit is due?

Beginner

*Fails to acknowledge any image or multimedia sources, either with a caption or an annotation.
*Does not cite any sources.
Amateur

*Acknowledges only a few multimedia and image sources and uses incomplete captions or annotations.
*Does not use standard bibliographic format to cite sources, and citations are incomplete.
Proficient

*Acknowledges most image and multimedia sources with captions or annotations.
*Uses standard bibliographic format to cite sources most of the time.
Professional

*Acknowledges all image and multimedia sources with captions or annotations.
*Consistently uses standard bibliographic format to cite all sources, including direct quotations.
Timeliness

Was the blog posted on time?

Beginner

Post is not submitted at all.
Amateur

Post is two or more days late.
Proficient

Post is one day late.
Professional

Post is submitted on time.










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