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Discussion Board Rubric Discussion Board Rubric Rubric Code: M3W565 By bherndon Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Philosophy Type: Assignment Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Discussion Board Rubric
	Below Expectations 1 pts	Basic 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Outstanding 4 pts
Promptness	Below Expectations Does not respond to most postings; rarely participates freely	Basic Responds to most postings several days after initial discussion; limited initiative	Good Responds to most postings within a 24 hour period; requires occasional prompting to post	Outstanding Consistently responds to postings in less than 24 hours; demonstrates good self-initiative
Content	Below Expectations Posts topics which do not relate to the discussion content; makes short or irrelevant remarks	Basic Occasionally posts off topic; most posts are short in length and offer no further insight into the topic.	Good Frequently posts topics that are related to discussion content; prompts further discussion of topic	Outstanding Consistently posts topics related to discussion topic; cites additional references related to topic.
Community Learning	Below Expectations Does not make effort to participate in learning community as it develops; seems indifferent	Basic Occasionally makes meaningful reflection on group's efforts; marginal effort to become involved with group	Good Frequently attempts to direct the discussion and to present relevant viewpoints for consideration by group; interacts freely.	Outstanding Aware of needs of community; frequently attempts to motivate the group discussion; presents creative approaches to topic.
Critical Thinking	Below Expectations rudimentary and superficial no analysis or insight is displayed	Basic generally competent information is thin and commonplace	Good substantial information thought, insight, and analysis has taken place	Outstanding rich in content full of thought, insight, and analysis
Connections	Below Expectations no connections are made off topic	Basic limited, if any connections vague generalities	Good connections are made, not really clear or too obvious	Outstanding Clear connections to previous or current content to real-life situations
Uniqueness	Below Expectations no new ideas “I agree with …” statement	Basic few, if any new ideas or connections rehash or summarize other postings	Good new ideas or connections lack depth and/or detail	Outstanding new ideas new connections made with depth and detail
Mechanics	Below Expectations obvious grammatical or stylistic errors makes understanding impossible	Basic obvious grammatical or stylistic errors errors interfere with content	Good several grammatical or stylistic errors	Outstanding no grammatical or stylistic errors