rubric for discussion question responses

Ethics and Moral Reasoning / HY0001 Rubric for Discussion Question Responses Your responses to discussion questions will be evaluated with reference to the rubric below. When you do your 100-word peer evaluation of another student’s response, it’s recommended that you use this rubric. Excellent Good Needs Improvement Unacceptable RELEVANCE The response is obviously relevant to the question(s). The response is relevant to the discussion question(s), but it contains some comments that digress from the topic being discussed. The response has little relevance to the discussion question(s). Most comments are off- topic. Nothing or nearly nothing in the response is relevant to the discussion question(s). COMPREHENSION The response accurately explains key concepts necessary for responding to the question(s). The response is largely accurate in explaining key concepts, with some minor flaws. The response reflects major misunderstandings of key concepts, or fails to refer to the relevant key concepts. The response displays no understanding of key concepts. THESIS The response has a clear and explicit thesis statement. There is an explicit thesis, but it is not clearly stated. A thesis is present, but it is not stated explicitly. The response lacks a thesis statement. ARGUMENTS/REASONS FOR THESIS Reasons meant to show that the thesis is true are clearly stated, and are helpful in verifying the thesis. Reasons meant to show that the thesis is true are clearly stated, but are only somewhat helpful in verifying the thesis. Reasons meant to show that the thesis is true are not clearly stated, and not helpful in verifying the thesis. The response lacks any effort to provide reasons showing that the thesis is true.

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Ethics and Moral Reasoning / HY0001

Rubric for Discussion Question Responses

Your responses to discussion questions will be evaluated with reference to the rubric below. When youdo your 100-word peer evaluation of another student’s response, it’s recommended that you use thisrubric.

Excellent Good NeedsImprovement

Unacceptable

RELEVANCE The response isobviouslyrelevant to thequestion(s).

The response isrelevant to thediscussionquestion(s), butit contains somecomments thatdigress from thetopic beingdiscussed.

The response haslittle relevance tothe discussionquestion(s). Mostcomments are off-topic.

Nothing or nearlynothing in theresponse isrelevant to thediscussionquestion(s).

COMPREHENSION The responseaccuratelyexplains keyconceptsnecessary forresponding tothe question(s).

The response islargely accuratein explaining keyconcepts, withsome minorflaws.

The responsereflects majormisunderstandingsof key concepts, orfails to refer to therelevant keyconcepts.

The responsedisplays nounderstanding ofkey concepts.

THESIS The responsehas a clear andexplicit thesisstatement.

There is anexplicit thesis,but it is notclearly stated.