Discussion Rubric
Your active participation in the discussion forums is essential to your overall success. Discussion questions are designed to help you make meaningful
connections between the course content and the larger concepts and goals of the course. These discussions offer you the opportunity to express your own
thoughts, ask questions for clarification, and gain insight from your classmates’ responses and instructor’s guidance.
Requirements for Discussion Board Assignments
Students are required to post one (1) initial post due by Day Three (3) (unless otherwise noted by the instructor) and to follow up with at least two (2) response
posts by Day Seven (7) for each discussion board assignment. Please be sure to post on at least two separate days.
For your initial post (1), you must do the following:
● Compose a post of one to two paragraphs
● Take into consideration material such as course content and other discussion boards from the current module and previous modules,
when appropriate (make sure you are using proper citation methods when referencing scholarly or popular resources)
For your response posts (2), you must do the following:
● Reply to at least two different classmates outside of your own initial post thread.
● Demonstrate more depth and thought in your responses.
Rubric for Discussion Board Assignments (100 pts)
Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard.
Critical Elements Satisfactory (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Comprehension Develops an initial post with
an organized, clear point of
view or idea using rich and
significant detail.
Develops an initial post with
a point of view or idea using
adequate organization and
detail.
Develops an initial post with
a point of view or idea but
with some gaps in
organization and detail.
Does not develop an initial
post with an organized point
of view or idea.
40
Timeliness Submits initial post by day
three.
Submits initial post one day
late (day four).
Submits initial post two or
more days late (day five or
later).
Does not submit a post. 10
Engagement Provides relevant and
meaningful response posts
with clarifying explanation
and detail.
Provides relevant response
posts with some explanation
and detail.
Provides somewhat relevant
response posts with some
explanation and detail.
Provides response posts that
are generic with little
explanation or detail.
30
Writing
(Mechanics)
Writes posts that are easily
understood, clear, and
concise using proper citation
methods where applicable
with no errors in citations.
Writes posts that are easily
understood using proper
citation methods where
applicable with few errors in
citations.
Writes posts that are
understandable using proper
citation methods where
applicable with a number of
errors in citations.
Writes posts that others are
not able to understand and
does not use proper citation
methods where applicable.
