| Discussions
Grading Discussion
Groups
Your
discussions will be graded according to the rubric (scoring guide) below.
Notice that this scoring guide does not mention writing style, spelling,
or other such things. Although it is never good to present yourself as
illiterate, minor mechanical errors are usually overlooked in discussions.
Make sure you make use of the vocabulary in your unit when you write.
Advanced
- The top scoring students will do the following:
- create original posts,
without the aids of dictionaries or translators, or native speakers.
- Post early
on so that the discussion starts going right away.
- Give comments
that respond to the assigned topic carefully.
- Show that
they understand the topic, giving good examples to support what they
have to say.
- Return
often to the discussion to respond thoughtfully to what others say.
- Change
their minds when they come upon something that makes them think differently.
- Make excellent
use of the unit vocabulary.
- Show ease of
communicatioin in language skills.
- Are polite
and respectful of others.
Proficient
- Acceptable scores for students go to those who do the following:
- create original
posts, without the aids of dictionaries or translators, or native
speakers.
- Post in
time for someone to respond.
- Speak to
the topic, although not as carefully or as on topic as others.
- Their posts
do not show as much knowledge of the topic as the top scorers.
- Only post
occasionally, showing little response to what others say.
- Hold onto
positions even when they have been shown to be wrong.
- Make some use of the unit vocabulary, but not as much as the stronger
posts. The use may be forced and unnatural.
- Fluency in expression is not as strong as in the best posts.
- Are polite
and respectful of others.
Unsatisfactory-
Students score poorly when they:
- Make use of dictionaries, translators, or native speakers.
- Post very
late, if at all.
- Give responses
that are off topic or lead the reader to suspect that they did not
understand the topic.
- Do not
respond to others.
- Are rude
or insulting to others.
- Make little
or no use of unit vocabular.
- Have poor written
expression that shows little fluency.
- Clearly show
that they logged in quickly and wrote a number of meaningless entries
just to get it done.
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