Title: Discussion Rubric
Course: 16SP-ASN-210-GH1A1-ADV NUR THROUGH LIFESPAN I > Section: Syllabus & Resources

Rubric

- Student must receive at least 7 points out of 10 to pass the discussion. This Discussion Rubric will be used for grading all threaded discussion through this course.  Some information used to create this rubric came from Northern Arizona University Example 1: Instructor-facilitated Online Discussion Participation Rubric retrieved from: http://www2.nau.edu/d-elearn/support/tutorials/discrubrics/disc1.php
- Rubric Detail

 | Levels of Achievement
Criteria | Novice | Competent | Proficient
Content Quality | 0 Points Post(s) and responses show little evidence of knowledge and understanding of course content and applicability to professional practice. | 1 Points Post(s) and responses show evidence of knowledge and understanding of course content and applicability to professional practice. | 2 Points Post(s) and responses show evidence of knowledge and understanding of course content and applicability to professional practice, and include other resources that extend the learning of the community.
Content Quantity | 0 Points Does not submit at least one initial response and/or does not submit to at least three peer responses. | 1 Points Submits at least one initial response early in the session, and at least three peer responses closer to the end of the session. | 2 Points Submits one initial response early in the session and two or more thoughtful peer responses early in the session, and more than three peer responses closer to the end of the session.
Content Timeliness | 0 Points Does not submit early in the session and/or does not submit to peer’s responses until closer to the end of the session. | 1 Points Submits response early in the session, and responds to peer’s responses closer to the end of the session. | 2 Points Submits response early in the session and thoughtful peer responses early in the session, and more responses throughout the week.
Community Contribution | 0 Points Posts do not attempt to elicit responses and reflections from other learners and/or responses do not build upon the ideas of other learners to take the discussion deeper. | 1 Points Posts attempt to elicit responses and reflections from other learners and responses build upon the ideas of other learners to take the discussion deeper. | 2 Points Posts elicit responses and reflections from other learners and responses build upon and integrate multiple views from other learners to take the discussion deeper.
Grammar & APA format | 0 Points Does not submit using neither proper grammar nor APA format. | 1 Points Submits with 1 or 2 grammatical errors using APA format for citing works or does not use APA format with no grammatical errors. | 2 Points Submits with no grammatical errors and all content including cited works are in APA format.