GOVT492 Discussion Board Forum Grading Rubric 2 .docx -...

GOVT 492
D
ISCUSSION
B
OARD
F
ORUM
G
RADING
R
UBRIC
Criteria
Levels of Achievement
Points
Earned Advanced Proficient Developing
Key Components 13.5 to 15 points
Student addresses all key components
of the Discussion Board forum
prompt while making specific
reference to the required reading,
presentations.
10.5 to 13 points
Student addresses most of the
key components of the
Discussion Board Forum prompt
while making specific reference
to the required reading and
presentations and probes the
interdisciplinary roots of the
theories and accompanying
inferences.
1 to 10 points
Student makes specific
reference to the required
reading and presentations.
Major Point
Support
11.5 to 13 points
Student articulates the materials in a
way that produces significant
insights, incorporating additional
reference materials in support of
those insights, explaining
connections between the assigned
material under consideration and
other bodies of knowledge, with an
eye to identifying missing or
otherwise unstated premises that may
lead to a new perspective on the
topic. Includes 5 citations.