Research Blog Rubric

Due Date: April 23rd 1 Needs

Improvement The student lacks original ideas and does not make connections to the course content.

CATEGORY 4 - Excellent Ideas & Content

The student expresses many original ideas. The ideas relate extensively to the course content.

3 - Good
The student expresses some original ideas. The ideas relate for the most part to the course content.

2 - Adequate
The student expresses few original ideas. The ideas partially connect to the course content.

Score

The student exceeds The student meets The students post The students post Post Frequency & course expectations course expectations frequency is slightly frequency and of weekly posts. below average. timeliness is well Timeliness of weekly posts. Entries are submitted Entry submission is Entries are on time & are mostly on time and submitted consistent. consistent. irregularly. below course expectations.

Postings provide Research & Postings provide comprehensive moderate insights Writing insights and reflection and reflection of Quality

Postings provide minimal insights and reflection of about course content. course content. course content. Provides relevant & Provides mostly Provides limited effective research relevant and research documentation. Posts effective research documentation. are exceptionally well documentation. Posts are brief with written to engage Posts are generally minimal effort to dialogue. well written with engage dialogue. moderate attempts to engage dialogue. Displays copyright Displays copyright permissions and permissions and accurate citations for accurate citations all images, media for most images, and text sourced from media and text others. sourced from others. Student was moderately engagement in class engaged in class peer blogs. Student peer blogs. Student communicated in a communicated in a supportive and supportive and positive manner positive manner 25 Displays some properly formatted copyright permission for images, media and text sourced from others. Student minimally engaged in class peer blogs. Student communication was acceptable.

Postings lack any evidence of insight or reflection of course content. Research documentation quality is poor. Postings do not engage dialogue.

Citations

Citations and formatting are lacking does not acknowledge sources by others.

Student exceeded Sense of Community expectations for

Student lacked engagement in class peer blogs. Student communication was unacceptable.

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