Discussion Rubric

Comments:
(02-01-15)

The number of posts and responses meets or exceeds the expectation and the posts are made on
time.
All posts are posted to the correct discussion area with a very clear subject line.
Ideas are fully relevant, show a deep understanding and reflection.
Response techniques are used very well and enhance the discussion.
A wide lexical resource is used and experimenting with new language is clearly evident.
Grammatical structures are very well-controlled and show very good evidence of self-editing before
posting.

The number of posts meets the expectation and the posts are made nearly on time (within an hour).
All posts are posted to the correct discussion area with a clear subject line.
Ideas are relevant, show good understanding and reflection.
Response techniques are used well and generally enhance the discussion.
A sufficient lexical resource is used and some experimenting with new language is evident.
Grammatical structures are fairly well-controlled and show good evidence of self-editing before posting.

The number of posts nearly meets the expectation but some posts may be late.
The posts are usually posted to the correct discussion area with a fairly clear subject line.
Ideas are often relevant, show some understanding and reflection.
A limited number of response techniques are used generally effectively.
A limited lexical resource is used with minimal experimenting with new language.
Grammatical structures contain some errors but show some evidence of self-editing before posting.

The number of posts does not meet the expectation and posts are often late.
The posts are sometimes in the wrong discussion area and a subject line is not often used.
Ideas are not always relevant, show superficial understanding and reflection.
Few responses techniques are used and not used effectively.
Only basic lexical resource is used and no experimenting with new language is evident.
Grammatical structures often contain errors and show little evidence of self-editing before posting.