Undergraduate Discussion Rubric

Course: (2023SP-NURS-3015-B01) Pharmacology

1. Initial Post –
Do you
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understand the 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 0 points
Criterion Score
topic of
discussion?

1. Initial Post – Demonstrates an Demonstrates a Demonstrates Demonstrates No initial post /8

Do you excellent good partial little to no submitted.
understand the understanding of understanding of understanding of understanding of
topic of the topic. the topic. the topic. the topic.
discussion?

2. Assignment
Criteria- Did you
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address all Criterion Score
8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 0 points
assignment
criteria?
2. Assignment
Criteria- Did you
Level 5 Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1
address all Criterion Score
8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 0 points
assignment
criteria?

Meets all Meets most Partially meets Does not meet No initial post /8
2. Assignment
Criteria- Did assignment assignment assignment assignment submitted.
you address all criteria. criteria. criteria. criteria.
assignment
criteria?

3. Clarity – Is
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your content Criterion Score
8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 0 points
clear and logical?

Content is well Content usually Content is Content is Does not meet /8

3. Clarity – Is
your content articulated, flows flows logically and sometimes confusing and criteria.
clear and logically, and facilitates difficult to does not facilitate
logical? facilitates communication. understand and communication.
communication. may inhibit
communication.

4. Participation –
Are you
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responding 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 0 points
Criterion Score
regularly to
peers?
4. Participation –
Are you
Level 5 Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1
responding 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 0 points
Criterion Score
regularly to
peers?

4. Participation Postings (4-5) are Postings (3-4) are Postings (2-4) are Postings (1-4) are No peer /8

– Are you well distributed distributed somewhat not distributed responses.

responding throughout the throughout the distributed throughout the
regularly to module. module. throughout the module.
peers? module.

5. Quality of
Responses –
Does your Level 5 Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1
Criterion Score
content have 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 0 points

depth and build

on knowledge?
5. Quality of
Responses –
Does your Level 5 Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1
Criterion Score
content have 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 0 points

depth and build

on knowledge?

5. Quality of Postings offer Most postings Some postings Postings are not Does not meet /8
Responses – substantial offer contributions offer contributions substantial, are criteria.
Does your contributions which integrate but others are often limited to
content have which integrate peer comments limited in scope or statements of
depth and build peer comments and build on depth and do not agreement, are
on knowledge? and build on knowledge. build on incorrect, and/ or
knowledge. knowledge. do not build on
knowledge.

6. Use of
Resources – Did
you use
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appropriate 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 0 points
Criterion Score
resources to
support the
content?
6. Use of
Resources – Did
you use
Level 5 Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1
appropriate 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 0 points
Criterion Score
resources to
support the
content?

Postings are Postings are Some posts are Postings are rarely Does not meet /8
6. Use of
Resources – Did supported by mostly supported supported by supported by criteria.
you use content from the by content from content from the content from the
appropriate nursing literature the nursing nursing literature nursing literature
resources to and other literature and and other or other scholarly
support the scholarly other scholarly scholarly resources.
content? resources. resources. resources.

7. APA Citations
and References-
Did you use
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proper APA 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 0 points
Criterion Score
format for all
citations and
references?
7. APA Citations
and References-
Did you use
Level 5 Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1
proper APA 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 0 points
Criterion Score
format for all
citations and
references?

7. APA Citations All citations and Citations and Citations and Citation and Does not meet /8
and References- references are references are references contain reference errors criteria.
Did you use properly properly three or more detract from
proper APA formatted. formatted with errors. writing.
format for all two or less errors.
citations and
references?

8. APA
Originality- Does
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your work Criterion Score
8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 0 points
contain original
content?
8. APA
Originality- Does
Level 5 Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1
your work 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 0 points
Criterion Score
contain original
content?

8. APA Writing is original Writing is mostly Writing lacks Writing lacks Evidence of /8

Originality- with limited use of original with some original content original content plagiarism is
Does your work direct quotes. overuse of direct and contains and is suggestive present.
contain original quotes. excessive direct of plagiarism.
content? quotes.

9. Mechanics –
Did you use
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correct spelling, Criterion Score
8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 0 points
punctuation, and
grammar?

9. Mechanics – Postings are free Postings are Postings contain Postings contains Does not meet /8
Did you use of grammatical, largely free of recurring recurring and criteria.
correct spelling, spelling, or grammatical, grammatical, multiple
punctuation, punctuation spelling, or spelling, or grammatical,
and grammar? errors. punctuation punctuation spelling or
errors. errors. punctuation
errors.

Total / 72
Overall Score

Excellent Good effort Fair effort Needs work

64.8 points minimum 54 points minimum 43.2 points minimum 0 points minimum
Excellent Good effort Fair effort Needs work