When you post answering the Readings Post and Application Posts, and respond to posts created by others, you earn points. You can earn:
- 1 point for answering the questions on the Reading Post
- 1/2 point for each of your responses to another person’s response to the Reading Post questions, up to 1 point per Reading Post
- 5 points for answering questions on the Application Post
- 1/2 point for each of your responses to another person’s response to the Application Post questions, up to 1 point per Application Post
The scoring rubric for posting and total possible points you can earn for posting is listed below.
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FORUM |
POINTS PER WEEK |
TOTAL POINTS |
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Reading posts |
1 point each post x 13 posts |
13 points |
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Responding to 2 Reading Posts |
½ point per response x 13 posts |
13 points |
|
Application Posts |
1.5 point each post x 16 posts |
24 points |
|
Responding to 2 Application Posts |
½ point per response x 16 posts |
16 points |
Reading Posts Scoring Rubric (1 point per Reading Post)
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TASK |
NOVICE (.05 points) |
LEARNER (0.1 point) |
COMPETENT (0.2 points) |
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Prompts |
None of the questions were answered. |
Some of the questions were answered. |
All of the questions were answered. |
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Thoroughness |
The responses were incomplete. |
All or some of the responses were brief or some were incomplete. |
The responses were thorough, with rich, well-developed, detailed answers. |
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Reflection |
There is no evidence of reflection in the responses. |
All or some of the responses have answers that indicate some reflection. |
The responses had well-developed, thoughtful, rich, reflective answers. |
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Readings |
It is not clear the readings were completed. |
There was some evidence the readings were completed. |
There were clear connections to the reading, indicating the readings were completed. |
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Clarity |
The responses were unclear, disorganized & incoherent. |
All or some of the responses were vague, disjointed, &/or hard to understand. |
The responses were clear, organized, & coherent. |
Response to Reading Post Scoring Rubric (1/2 point per response)
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TASK |
NOVICE (.05 pts) |
LEARNER (.1 points) |
COMPETENT (.25 points) |
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Connection to Original Post |
The response did not connect to the poster’s original comment. |
The response connected to the poster’s original comment in not specific, vague way (An example of this type of post would be: “I agree” or “You made a good point.” |
The response connected to the poster’s original comment in a meaningful, specific, thoughtful, thorough, manner that added to, built on, expanded, or extended the original post post. An example of this type of post would be: “I agree that community is important, but I think it is hard for NYC families who take public transportation with young children to bring snacks for the class. They should be able to give money for the program to buy snacks also.” |
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Clarity |
The response was unclear, disorganized & incoherent. |
The response was vague, disjointed &/ or hard to understand in places. |
The responses were clear, organized, and coherent. |
Application Posts Scoring Rubric (1.5 point per Blog post)
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TASK |
NOVICE (.05 points) |
LEARNER (.15 points) |
COMPETENT (.3 points) |
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Prompts |
None of the questions were answered. |
Some of the questions were answered. |
All of the questions were answered. |
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Thoroughness |
The responses were incomplete. |
All or some of the responses were brief or some were incomplete. |
The responses were thorough, with rich, well-developed, detailed answers. |
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Reflection |
There is no evidence of reflection in the responses. |
All or some of the responses have answers that indicate some reflection. |
The responses have well-developed, rich, reflective answers. |
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Connection to the Readings |
The was no connection to the readings. |
There is some, vague connection to the readings. |
There were clear, thorough, meaningful connections to the reading, indicating the readings were completed. |
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Clarity |
The responses were unclear, disorganized & incoherent. |
All or some of the responses were vague, disjointed, &/or hard to understand |
The responses were clear, organized, and coherent. |
Response to Application Post Scoring Rubric (1/2 point per response)
|
TASK |
NOVICE (.05 pts) |
LEARNER (.1 points) |
COMPETENT (.25 points) |
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Connection to Original Post |
The response did not connect to the poster’s original comment. |
The response connected to the poster’s original comment in not specific, vague way (An example of this type of post would be: “I agree” or “You made a good point.” |
The response connected to the poster’s original comment in a meaningful, specific, thoughtful, thorough, manner that added to, built on, expanded, or extended the post. An example of this type of post would be: “I agree that community is important, but I think it is hard for NYC families who take public transportation with young children to bring snacks for the class. They should be able to give money for the program to buy snacks also.” |
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Clarity |
The response was unclear, disorganized & incoherent. |
The response was vague, disjointed &/ or hard to understand in places. |
The responses were clear, organized, and coherent. |
