Assessment Standards for Online Discussion

 

Points/grade	Content
4/A	Demonstrates excellence in grasping key concepts Able to agree or disagree or otherwise make reasoned value judgments Provides ample evidence of support for opinions Readily offers new interpretations of material discussed Often makes connections to other content and real-life situations
3/B	Shows evidence of understanding most of the major concepts Skilled in basic level of support for opinions Offers an occasional divergent or original viewpoint Sometimes makes connections to other content and real-life situations
2/C	Has mostly shallow grasp of the material Rarely takes a stand on issues Offers inadequate levels of support Rarely or never makes connections to other content and real-life situations
1/D	Shows no significant understanding of material

 

Points/grade	Participation
4/A	Contributions are regular (at least weekly), timely, relevant, self-initiated Often posts more than two messages per week Often initiates new topics of discussion Responds to both classmates as well as mentor
3/B	Generally keeps up with discussion on mostly a weekly basis Posts at least two messages most weeks Sometimes initiates new topics of discussion Sometimes responds to classmates as well as mentor
2/C	Participation is spotty, often missing entire weeks and/or Generally posts no more than one message per week Offers short, perfunctory postings Rarely or never initiates new topics of discussion
1/D	Rarely participates and/or Makes mostly short, irrelevant remarks

Points for both rubrics will be added together to calculate overall discussion grade:

   1 = "F"
2-3 = "D"
4-5 = "C"
6-7 = "B"
   8 = "A"