Grades are based on quality and timeliness. Responses should be well written (use a spell-checker) and should clearly address the issue being discussed. You may wish to write your response in a word processing program, and then copy and paste it into the topic response box.
Review the requirements of the discussion. You are expected to respond to the original question or prompt by the first deadline and then read and respond to your peers’ posts by the second deadline. By the third deadline, you should respond to your peers’ responses to your original post. Use the rubric to maximize your grade on threaded discussions.
Remember to stay on topic.
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Initial Response to Prompt Responded to the topic on time. Responded late or did not respond to the topic.
Reply to Peers Responded to peer postings on time and as directed. Responded to two postings late, one posting on time, or one posting late; did not respond to any peer postings; or did not follow instructions for replies.
Additional Replies Provided additional replies on time and as directed. Provided additional replies late, did not respond, or did not respond as directed.
Content Included high-quality content that reflected good conceptual understanding and completion of assigned coursework. Met the content requirements given in the discussion prompt. Reflected acceptable understanding of content with some minor misconceptions related to course content or included content that did not demonstrate understanding of course content. Did not meet the content requirements given in the discussion prompt.
Quality Added significantly to the discussion by suggesting other solutions, pointing out problems, maintaining a positive tone, or even respectfully disagreeing. Also substantiated any comments with reasoning or source citation. Added minimally to the discussion and did not substantiate any comments with reasoning or source citation or did not participate at all in the discussion.