| Criteria for
Evaluating Online Discussions
Category |
Poor | Fair | Good | Excellent |
| Promptness and Participation | Does not read or respond to most postings | Reads and responds to some posts at beginning or end of discussion but not active throughout | Reads most postings and responds to some throughout discussion | Consistently reads all posts and responds promptly to postings; demonstrates good self-initiative |
| Relevance of Post | Posts topics that do not relate to the discussion content; makes only short or irrelevant remarks | Occasionally posts off topic; Comments reflect opinions more than content of discussion | Frequently posts topics that are related to discussion content; unsupported opinions are minimal | Consistently posts topics that are obviously related to discussion topic and associated reading |
| Thoughtfulness of Post | Does not express ideas clearly; no original thought | Most posts are short in length and offer no further insight into the topic | Ideas are stately clearly with only occasional lack of detail; posts stimulate deeper discussion of topic | Expresses ideas in a clear and concise manner; integrates additional sources related to topic |
| Delivery of Post | Utilizes poor spelling and grammar in most posts; posts appear "hasty" | Errors in spelling and grammar evidenced in several posts | Few grammatical or spelling errors are noted in posts | Consistently uses grammatically correct posts with rare misspellings |