GRADING RUBIC FOR ASYNCHRONOUS CLASS DISCUSSION

Criteria 0 points 1 points 2 - 3 points 4 - 5 points

Initial Posting No posting is made in Response attempts to Response addresses the Response addresses
Content response to posed answer the question is not question with thought and question with thought, clarity
question. specific or is vague. clarity. and analysis, showing depth
of understanding through
application of module
Post is inappropriate and Appears somewhat off-topic Applies content and content: i.e. from reading
subsequently removed by and/or does not address material from the course material and/or lecture
professor. main point. readings and/or lecture content.
content in the response.

Applies concepts outside of

course content which relate
to question demonstrating
thoughtful analysis through
use of appropriate
examples.

Follow-up Posts Makes 0 posts Makes 1 posting. Responds to initial question Responds to question and
and responds to one or responds to one, two or
Responses are one or two more classmates by more classmates with
sentences in length. Saturday. thoughtful and supportive
responses by Saturday or
earlier.

One or more postings One or more postings

include references to class
content, either readings or
lecture content.
include references to class
content AND related content
from outside sources.
Promotes further discussion
and thought by asking
questions of fellow
classmates.
 One or more posts written in
response to a classmate is a
minimum of 100 words

Word Count Word count for initial post is Word count for initial post is Word count for initial post is
between 75 and 150 words. between 151 and 250 251 words or more.
words.

Timing Responds by Saturday or Responds by Saturday or Responds by Friday or

later in the module week. earlier in the module week. earlier in the module week