Blogging Rubric

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Understanding (of the subject area) Weighting x2	Low level of comprehension many errors of understanding	Basic level of comprehension Some errors of understanding	Good comprehension No significant errors of understanding	Excellent comprehension
Community involvement (Involvement in the learning community - referring to and commenting on others posts)	No evidence of community involvement	Evidence of reading others posts	Evidence of reading & commenting on others blogs	Evidence of strong community involvement, Evidence of learning from other students, and/or of contributing to others learning
Writing quality (structure, clarity, Referencing sources in addition to class-provided references, Using APA style referencing)	No introduction & conclusion Meaning is unclear Reference list includes no additional sources Referencing is not in APA style	Introduction does not introduce all main ideas Conclusion does not synthesize all main points Meaning is unclear at times Reference list includes 1 additional source Many APA referencing errors	Introduction introduces all main ideas Conclusion synthesizes all main points Meaning is clear Reference list includes several additional sources of variable quality Fairly consistent APA style referencing	Writing exhibits excellent structure, flow and readability. Reference list includes 2 or more high quality sources Close to perfect APA referencing
Reflection (relates personal experience to conceptual models, reflects on personal performance - what worked well, what could be improved?)	No reflection	Considers only what worked well Relationship between model and experience is discussed	Considers what could be improved on Relationship between model and experience is discussed at a moderate depth	Considers what could be improved on and ways in which this improvement could occur Relationship between model and experience is discussed comprehensively