A student’s original discussion post should be at least 250 words but not over 350 words. A student’s Peer Response Post should not be less than 100 words. The Peer Posting follow-up must be supported with a fact from a classmate’s original post, or the peer’s article, and support the peer response post with information from the textbook or article. Students should refrain from commenting on their peers’ grammar or formatting, I will take these items during the grading process.
Each original discussion and the peer posting response (follow-up) are worth a total of 25 points. Students can earn up to 15 points for student original discussion post and 10 points for their peer response posting. Discussion points will be awarded once a discussion closes. The analysis of the student’s overall quality of the original post and peer response postings based on the following rubrics:
The original discussion should include the following minimum information.
1. The article utilized in the student’s original post is from a peer-reviewed article or a reputable website (i.e., National Health Organization, American Psychological Organization, etc.) published within the last two years. Do not use WIKIs as a source… Wikis that are used as the source will receive zero points.
2. Did the student provide a direct quote from the textbook and their article? Was the in-text citation for the quotation in APA writing style?
3. Article and textbook citations were written in the APA writing style (Was the article source citation provided for the original discussion post and peer response post)?
4. Is the original discussion structured and organized in a logical order (Is the discussion post grammatically correct)?
5. Content Knowledge and Research (Was the research discussed in the article addressed? Was an example provided and supported with data from the article?).
6. Analysis and Evaluation (The student displayed originality by thoughtfully creating arguments and connecting facts in innovative ways.).
7. Was the discussion submitted by the deadline provided in the syllabus schedule? Was the original post at least 250 words in length but not over 350 words?