Transcription of Sample Grading Rubric for Discussion Board
1 Sample Grading Rubric for Discussion Board Levels of Achievement Criteria Beginning Developing Accomplished Exemplary Activity 0 to 13 points 14 to 15 points 16 to 17 points 18 to 20 points Usually contributes only 1 All required postings by All required postings by deadline; Exceeds required postings; postings posting on the last possible deadline; however there was adequate time for others to read and spread over designated period; provides day of the designated not adequate time for others to respond prior to deadline. more than enough time for classmates to period. read and respond to some read and respond prior to deadline. postings prior to deadline. Engagement 0 to 13 points 14 to 15 points 16 to 17 points 18 to 20 points No postings respond to Occasionally makes Frequently responsive to classmates with Consistently responsive to classmates;. fellow student(s) or substantive posts responsive to detailed remarks about their writing or develops questions related to objectives responses are not a classmates; marginal effort to Discussion ; presents relevant viewpoints to facilitate Discussion ; generates or substantive ( , "Good.)
2 I become involved with group. for consideration by group; interacts stimulates group Discussion ; presents really liked your freely. creative approaches to topic. comment."). Content 0 to 41 points 42 to 47 points 48 to 53 points 54 to 60 points Postings only slightly Postings address peripheral Postings produce good general answers Postings are characterized by clarity of related to Discussion topics. topics. Generally accurate, but but may not always directly address argument, depth of insight into course Generally inaccurate. May with some omissions and/or Discussion questions. Dominated by content, application of course content, occasionally contain gross errors. Tendency to recite fact. opinions rather than by analysis and relevancy, and unusual insights. factual error. scholarly thought. Assertions are not Arguments and facts are supported by supported by evidence. resources / references.
3 Based on rubrics developed by: Dr. Jeffrey Kwong, College of Nursing, Rutgers University Kreiger, D. (2013) Designing a Discussion Board Rubric . Instructional Design and Technology Services, SC&I, Rutgers University, retrieved from: Edelstein, S. & Edwards. J. (2013). If you build it, they will come: Building learning communities through threaded discussions. Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 5(1). For additional information about Discussion boards and Sample rubrics, go to: DeNoyelles, A., Thompson, K., Sugar, A., Vargas, J., & Chen, B. (2013). Discussion rubrics. In K. Thompson and B. Chen (Eds.), Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository. Orlando, FL: University of Central Florida Center for Distributed Learning. Retrieved February 10, 2014 from
