No evidence of knowledge acquisition, or understanding of course content, or ability to clearly convey concepts. Required references are missing.

0 Points

Post shows little evidence of knowledge acquisition, and/or understanding of course content, and/or ability to thoroughly and clearly convey concepts. Required references missing.

2 Points

Missing required element(s) such as references, or content not substantive to meet expectations.

3 Points

Evidence of knowledge acquisition; references support deeper understanding of course content and ability to make connections, integrate new knowledge, and apply course concepts. At least 2 peer-reviewed references.

4 Points

The student did not respond to any classmate’s posts.

0 Points

Posts do not build upon the ideas of colleagues OR only one response posted, OR no supporting evidence was provided.

2 Points

Required elements are missing OR does not contribute to discussion in a substantive way, OR no supporting references were provided.

3 Points

Responded to two classmate’s posts building upon their ideas to make the discussion deeper through questioning, summarizing, paraphrasing, OR integrating new referenced evidence and perspectives. At least 1 peer-reviewed reference.

4 Points

Either no post OR unable to understand due to poor writing.

0 Points

Frequent errors in writing style:

0 Points

Minimal errors in writing style:

1 Point

Post and responses well written:

1 Point

No post submitted:

0 Points

Original post submitted after Sunday:

0 Points

Late submission approved by instructor:

1 Point

Submitted on time:

1 Point