Discussion

Rubric
BS/MS in Nursing
Program: Discussion Rubric

The Discussion Rubric guides student discussions. The first posting will address the criterion: Exploration. This is the student’s opinion and experience-based,
and may be posted before accessing all the learning resources. Please note the first post must be done by Thursday at 11:59 PM EST. Subsequent postings
should integrate all assigned learning resources from the module.

The criteria define performance expectations. The student should refer to them often. Keep in mind the expectations described under each performance level
on the scale (e.g., mastery, developing) defines the minimum performance that must be demonstrated. Fewer points will be awarded if the expectations of
each criterion are not met or only partially met.

Point ranges are equivalent to the following letter

grades: 100 – 90 points = A
89 – 80 points = B
79 – 70 points = C
69 – 60 points =
D Below 60 = F

Criteria Exemplary Mastery Developing Beginning Incomplete

20 19 – 18 17 – 16 15 – 14 13 – 0
Exploration (20%): Evaluates personal & Analyzes personal & Explains personal & Identifies personal & Does not meet
professional professional experience professional experience professional experience minimal standards or
Personal & experience with the with the discussion topic, with the discussion with the discussion topic does not submit
professional discussion topic, discussing individual: topic, summarizing and includes cursory work.
experience on the appraising individual: individual: description of individual:
discussion topic a. Assumptions, biases,
with attention to: a. Assumptions, or pre-conceived a. Assumptions, biases, a. Assumptions, biases,
biases, or pre- notions or pre-conceived or pre-conceived
a. Assumptions, conceived notions b. Acknowledgement of notions notions
biases, or pre- feelings, level of b. Acknowledgement of
feelings, level of

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conceived b. Acknowledgement understanding, or self- understanding, or self- b. Acknowledgement of
notions. of feelings, level knowledge. knowledge. feelings, level of
b. Acknowledgement of understanding, understanding, or
of feelings, level or self-knowledge. self-knowledge.
of understanding,
or self-knowledge.

Criteria Exemplary Mastery Developing Beginning Incomplete

40 - 38 37 - 34 33 - 29 28 - 27 26 - 0
Spirit of Inquiry The student evaluates The student analyzes the The student explains the The student identifies the The student
(40%): the discussion topic discussion topic and discussion topic discussion topic and does not meet
and a. asks questions that a. but does not ask a. does not participate minimum
After completing a. asks probing stimulate discussion. pertinent questions in scholarly requirement or does
assigned learning questions or b. presents relevant and relies on discourse. not submit work.
activities: presents differing scholarly literature momentum of group b. does not use
Dialogue stimulates perspectives that to support discussion to maintain literature to support
and sustains a spirit of stimulate and as appropriate. dialogue. discussion.
inquiry. Professional further scholarly b. and presents scholarly
literature is used to discussion. literature, but
support discussion b. presents and literature is either not
topic when interprets relevant relevant or
appropriate. scholarly literature inaccurate.
to support
discussion as
appropriate.

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30 - 29 28 - 26 25 - 23 22 - 20 19 - 0
Engagement (30%) The student: The student: The student: The student: The student
a. evaluates their a. analyzes their a. explains their a. superficially identifies does not meet
Deliberate, thoughtful reactions to the reactions to the topic reactions to the topic their reactions to the minimum
responses to topic as the as the discussion as the discussion topic as the requirement or does
questions posted by discussion unfolds. unfolds, but discussion unfolds. not submit work.
unfolds.
peers/faculty; engages Proposes explanation is b. displays limited
in academic alternative thought b. displays sensitivity to superficial. sensitivity to
conversations with patterns to current colleagues’ reactions b. displays sensitivity to colleagues’ reactions
peers and faculty. thought processes. to topic and respects colleagues’ reactions to topic and
Participates on b. displays divergent viewpoints. to topic and respects divergent
multiple days. exceptional If appropriate, divergent viewpoints. viewpoints.
sensitivity to discusses own If appropriate, c. participates only
colleagues’ discusses own once during the
feelings on topic.
reactions to topic feelings on topic. period (including
and respects c. participates c. participates a original post).
divergent thoughtfully a minimum of two
viewpoints. If minimum of three separate days
appropriate, separate days (including original
critically (including original post made by
examines own post made by Thursday).
feelings on
Thursday).
topic.
c. participates
thoughtfully a
minimum of three
separate days
(including original
post made by
Thursday).

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10 9 8 7 6-0
Writing Style (10%) The student uses The student uses The student uses language The student uses The student does not
graceful, clear, straightforward, clear, that generally conveys language that attempts to meet minimum
Posting is organized concise, error-free concise, nearly error-free meaning to readers, convey meaning for requirement or does
and ideas flow language that skillfully language that conveys although writing may readers, but writing not submit work.
logically. Principles of communicates meaning to readers. APA include some errors or includes significant errors
grammar, usage, meaning to readers. style used correctly and may not be concise. Uses or is not clear. Does not
Netiquette, and APA APA style used nearly error free. APA style, but errors use APA style correctly.
are observed. correctly and error present.
free.

***For more information on organization, writing style, grammar, usage, mechanics, and formatting, see relevant sections in the APA Publication
Manual (6th ed.), Chapters 3 and 4.

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