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Discussion Board GRAD
Discussion Board (DB) Participation Rubric
Inappropriate Below Average Average Above Average Score Weight Final Score
1 2 3 4
Initial post timeliness Provides an initial post on or after Sunday. N/A N/A Provides an initial post by Saturday. 15% 0.00
Additional comment requirement Does not post responses to others. Posts one comment per Discussion topic. Posts 2 comments per Discussion topic on separate days. At least one comment includes a citation. Posts more than 2 comments per Discussion topic on separate days (resulting in total participation on three different days throughout the discussion). At least two comments include a citation. 10% 0.00
Engagement N/A Participates, but does not post anything that encourages others to respond to the posting. Attempts to motivate the group discussion. Frequently attempts to motivate the group discussion. 5% 0.00
Content Quality Initial Response Submission does not relate to the topic. Answers some question/topics with some clearly stated opinions. Supports post using text only. Answers all questions with opinions and ideas that are stated clearly. Supports post using text and at least two peer-reviewed sources. Answers all questions with opinions/ideas creatively and clearly. Supports post using several outside, peer-reviewed sources. 35% 0.00
APA Format Major errors or no APA format used. Minor errors with APA format. Rare errors with APA format. No errors with APA format. 10% 0.00
Spelling/ Grammar/ Formatting/ Mechanics Significant errors in spelling and/or grammar. Major flaws in writing mechanics and formatting. Poor spelling and grammar are apparent. Uses Standard American English with rare errors and misspellings. Consistently uses Standard American English with no misspellings. Appropriate mechanics and formatting. 10% 0.00
Length Submission does not meet length requirements. N/A N/A The initial post is at least 200 words. This does not include repeating the DB question or the citations and references. 15% 0.00
100% 0.00
Final Score 0
Percentage ERROR:#DIV/0!
Total available points = 4
Instructions: First enter total points possible in cell C15, under the rubric. Next enter scores (between 0 and 4) into yellow cells only in column F.
Rubric Score Grade points Percentage
Low High Low High Low High
3.5 4.0 0 0 90% 100%
2.5 3.49 0 0 80% 89.99%
1.7 2.49 0 0 70% 79.99%
0.0 1.00 0 0 0 69.99%