Expectations for Effective Participation in On-line Discussions

Category 0 1 1.5 2 Points

Promptness Does not Responds to Responding to Consistently
respond to most postings most postings responds to
and most postings; several days within the postings in less
rarely after initial allotted period; than maximum
Initiative participates discussion; requires time set;
freely limited occasional demonstrates
initiative prompting to good self-
post initiative

Relevance Posts topics Occasionally Frequently Consistently

which do not posts off posts topics that posts topics
of relate to the topic; most are related to related to
discussion posts are discussion discussion
Post content; short in content; topic; cites
makes short or length and prompts further additional
irrelevant offer no discussion of references
remarks further insight topic related to topic
into the topic

Contributio Does not Occasionally Frequently Aware of needs

n make effort to makes attempts to of community;
participate in meaningful direct the frequently
to the learning reflection on discussion and attempts to
Learning community as group’s to present motivate the
it develops; efforts’ relevant group
Community seems marginal viewpoints for discussion;
indifferent effort to consideration presents
become by group; creative
involved with interacts freely approaches to
group topic; asks
questions
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