Blogging Rubric (for non-reflective blogging)

(Updated for Semester 2, 2009)
 

Rubric categories

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Understanding
(of the subject area)


Weighting x3

  • Low level of comprehension demonstrated

  • many errors of understanding

  • Basic level of comprehension demonstrated

  • Some errors of understanding

  • Good comprehension demonstrated

  • No significant errors of understanding

  • Excellent comprehension demonstrated

Writing quality
(structure, clarity)

  • No introduction & conclusion

  • Meaning is unclear

  • Unstructured

  • Introduction does not introduce all main ideas

  • Conclusion does not synthesize all main points 

  • Poorly structured

  • Meaning is unclear at times

  • Introduction introduces all main ideas

  • Conclusion synthesizes all main points

  • Well structured

  • Meaning is clear

  • Writing exhibits excellent structure, flow and readability.

Referencing

(Referencing sources in addition to class-provided references, Using APA style referencing)

  • Reference list includes no additional sources

  • Referencing is not in APA style

  • Reference list includes 1 additional source

  • Many APA referencing errors

  • Reference list includes several additional sources of variable quality

  • Fairly consistent APA style referencing

  • Reference list includes 2 or more high quality sources

  • Close to perfect APA referencing