Discussion+Board+Rubric

===HUM101 Discussion Board Posts=== ||   ||
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 * CATEGORY || **3** || **2** || **1** || **0** ||
 * **Timely Completion** || Initial comments posted earlier than the day before the due date (within 2-3 days of the date the discussion was assigned). || Initial comments posted the day before the due date. || Initial comments posted on the due date. || Initial comments posted after the due date. ||
 * **Written Quality** || Work reflects thoughtful answers. All written responses use proper English in complete sentences and remain on topic. || Responses reflect answers that primarily stay on topic. Proper English is used, and one sentence may be incomplete. || Responses reflect answers that begin well but tangent from the main topic. Proper English is used, and most sentences are complete. || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">Responses are incomplete or do not stay on the main topic. Shorthand or "text-speak" is used instead of proper English. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 11pt;">**Content Quality** || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">Responses reflect thorough understanding of the content and pose additional points for discussion. || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">Responses reflect thorough understanding of the content. || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">Responses reflect some understanding of the content. || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">Responses reflect little or no understanding of the content. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 11pt;">**Follow-up Postings** || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">Student responds to at least 3 classmates. || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">Student responds to 2 classmates. || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">Student responds to 1 classmate. || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">Student does not respond to other students. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 11pt;">**Quality of Responses** || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">Posts demonstrate thorough analysis of others' posts. Responses extend meaningful discussion by building on previous posts with more than 50 words each. || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">Response elaborates on an existing posting with further comment using at least 50 words. || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">Responses are shallow (ie., agree, disagree) and do not enrich discussion. || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">Student does not respond to other students. ||