University of the Philippines Open University

Faculty of Management and Development Studies

Rubric for Grading Participation in Online Forums
This will be the basis for grading your participation to the discussion forums. There will be several discussion
forums for each unit of your modules. Your participation in the forums will be based on the following five criteria:
(1) quality of information, (2) critical thinking, (3) interaction, (4) reference material, and (5) language. Your final
score will depend on how you have addressed each criterion as described in the following rubric. The required
minimum posting is two per discussion forum; that is, one own thread and another as a reply to someones
posting.
Quality of information
(25%)

Critical thinking (25%)

Interaction (20%)

Reference material
(10%)

Language and
Netiquette (10%)

Completeness (10%)

25

20

15

10

Postings clearly
relate to the main
topic and include
several supporting
details and/or
examples
25
Postings
consistently
enhance the
critical thinking
process through
reflection about
issues and
difference
questioning of self
and others.
20
Postings
encourage and
facilitate
interaction among
members of the
online community.
10

Postings clearly
relate to the main
topic. They
provide at least 1
supporting detail
or example.
20
Postings show
individual critical
thinking, but do
not apply
reflection and
questioning to
other statements.

Postings clearly
relate to the main
topic. No details
and/or examples
are given.

Postings have
little or nothing to
do with the main
topic or simply
restate the main
concept.
10
No response to
questions from
others.

16
Postings respond
to other members
of the online
community.

12
Postings rarely
interact with or
respond to other
members of the
online community.

10
Postings respond
to the main
question of the
discussion
facilitator only.

Postings
frequently refer to
modules or other
reliable sources
(books, journal
articles, websites).

Postings show
evidence of
having read
modules, include
at least one
reference to text
or other sources.
8

Postings show
evidence of
having read
modules, no
references to any
sources.

Postings include
opinions only, no
evidence of
reading any
reliable sources.

Postings
consistently show
appropriate
vocabulary,
writing style and
good netiquette.

Postings usually
show appropriate
vocabulary,
writing style and
good netiquette.

Postings often
include
inappropriate
vocabulary,
writing style and
good netiquette

Postings
consistently show
inappropriate
vocabulary,
writing style and
netiquette.

10
Postings cover
80-100% required
topics and
activities

8
Postings cover
60-79% required
topics and
activities

6
Postings cover
40-59% required
topics and
activities

5
Postings cover
less than 40%
required topics
and activities

10

15
Postings respond
to questions from
others but do not
show reflection or
questioning of
ideas.

Prepared by Sheila R. Bonito

Adapted from: Amy Finch PhD and Liane Connelly PhD, RN 12/01 Fort Hays State University as cited in
http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/crow/Discussion Rubric new.doc