Discussion Forum Rubric – Used for All Forums  
 

Postings made it clear that you  displayed Postings made it clear that you   Postings made it clear that you  
some understanding of  the question displayed some understanding of  the displayed little understanding of  
under discussion.   question under discussion.   the comment under discussion.  
Your responses included:   Your responses included:   Your responses included:  
• Affirming statements   • Some affirming statements or • No affirming statements
And references to relevant references to relevant research   or references to relevant
research • Asking a new somewhat research  
• Asking new related related question   • Asking no related
thought-provoking questions   • Making an oppositional questions  
• Making an oppositional statement somewhat • Making no oppositional
statement fully supported by supported by personal statements  
personal experience or related experience or related research
research  
Written responses are free of   Written responses are usually free  of Written responses frequently  
grammatical, spelling, or  punctuation grammatical, spelling, or  punctuation contain obvious grammatical,  
errors   errors   spelling or punctuation errors  
 
The required postings are completed for The required number of postings  for Discussion postings are below
each module’s  activity with additional each module’s activities is  completed   the  minimum number required for
postings  responding to other students’   the  module. Contributions are
postings   vague.  
Use of “I agree” or “I think so too”  
Discussion postings are posted  on Discussion postings are generally   Postings are submitted late or all  
several different days  throughout the posted within the timeframe for  the postings for a module are posted  
module and are  posted in a timely activity, but not necessarily  posted on the same day instead of  
manner based  on the material being throughout the module, or  occasionally posted on different days during  
addressed   posted outside the  specified time the module activity. There is no
  period or not quite ‘on-topic’   or  little evidence of interaction on
the  discussion board throughout
the  module  
Evidence of critical analysis of a  posted Some evidence of critical analysis  of a Little evidence of critical analysis  
idea with clear  connections drawn to posted idea with some  connections of a posted idea with no clear  
professional  practice   drawn to professional  practice   connections drawn to
  professional  practice