Area
Initial
post contributes to scholarly discourse among learners |
Excellent (5)
Posting is insightful, thorough, and includes application of theory/law to real world experiences, and examples
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Good (3-4)
Posting includes application of theory/law to real world experiences but
lacks examples |
Poor (0-2)
Posting does not state the theory/law and/or does not apply to real world experiences and does not include examples
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Grade Earned
5
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Initial post demonstrates understanding of the assignment
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Posting demonstrates thorough understanding of the assignment and is
substantiated with at least two (2) scholarly sources, one of which can be the course reading material |
Posting demonstrates thorough understanding of the assignment and is
substantiated with one (1) scholarly source |
Posting does not demonstrate understanding of the assignment. Might include sources that are not scholarly, inappropriate to the topic, or no sources
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5
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Response to Learners
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Responds to two (2) other learners by asking critical, open-ended questions and/or providing additional examples/sources demonstrating
understanding and application of the discussion topic. |
Responds to (1) other learner by asking critical, open-ended questions
and/or providing additional examples/sources demonstrating understanding and application of the discussion topic. |
Responses
are not related to the topic, or does not respond. |
5
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APA and writing mechanics
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Postings are polished, free of errors in mechanics, and is APA compliant
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Postings are polished but may contain minor errors in mechanics, and minor
APA formatting errors |
Postings have numerous errors in mechanics and APA that interfere with
readability and understanding of the post. |
5
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