12
Proficiency: Clear/effective achievement
Initial post includes clear explanation with examples and supporting evidence.
11.16
Competence: Adequate/basic achievement
Initial post includes brief explanation with limited or unclear examples and limited supporting evidence.
10.08
Emerging: Limited or growing achievement
Initial post does not include explanations with examples or supporting evidence. Failure to submit initial posting will result in zero points for this criteria.
7.8
Response Posting Reasoning
40% of total grade
Mastery: Advanced or exceeds achievement
Response to peers offers substantial contributions and detailed suggestions with supporting evidence.
12
Proficiency: Clear/effective achievement
Response to peers contributes to the discussion with suggestions and supporting evidence.
11.16
Competence: Adequate/basic achievement
Response to peers provides minimal contributions and suggestions with limited or no supporting evidence.
10.08
Emerging: Limited or growing achievement
Response to peers attempts to contribute to the discussion but lacks suggestions and/or supporting evidence. Failure to submit response postings will result in zero points for this criteria
7.8
Spelling and Grammar
10% of total grade
Mastery: Advanced or exceeds achievement
Demonstrates an exemplary application of spelling and grammar.
3
Proficiency: Clear/effective achievement
Displays proper grammar application and writing contains minimal to no spelling errors. May contain rare improper uses of words (ex., their vs. there), a misplaced modifier, or a run-on sentence, but does not detract from the overall understanding of the sentence and/or paragraph.
2.79
Competence: Adequate/basic achievement
Spelling and grammar errors occur but are inconsistent. Paragraphs and sentences are coherent but may exhibit spelling errors, run-on’s or fragments, and/or improper verb tense usage.
2.52
Emerging: Limited or growing achievement
Spelling and grammar contain substantial errors that makes sentences and/or paragraphs incoherent.
1.95
APA Citation
10% of total grade
Mastery: Advanced or exceeds achievement
APA citations are free of style and formatting errors.
3
Proficiency: Clear/effective achievement
Errors in APA citations are less noticeable and do not detract from the ability to locate the original source (for example, a missing or misused comma or period, missing parentheses, author name not properly abbreviated, indentation is misaligned).
2.79
Competence: Adequate/basic achievement
Errors in APA citations are noticeable and may detract from the ability to locate the original source (for example, no title provided, year of publication is missing, no punctuation).
2.52
Emerging: Limited or growing achievement
Citations do not follow APA Style. Quotations, paraphrases, and summaries are not cited, or there is no attempt to cite them using APA style.
1.95