DISCUSSION ASSESSMENT for _____________________________________________________________________

Demonstration of Content Knowledge (8 points)

1. Did not respond to ALL the prompts in the INITIAL POSTINGS section with accuracy, clarity and
substance.

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2. Did not use accurate in-text citations in APA format based on relevant literature to support points or
arguments made in ONE of your initial postings for the INITIAL POSTINGS section.

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3. Did not apply accurate APA formatting in giving credits as references at the bottom of ALL your initial
postings in the INITIAL POSTINGS discussion board.

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4. Did not apply accurate APA formatting in giving credits as references at the bottom of ONE of your
initial postings in the INITIAL POSTINGS discussion board.

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5. Did not embed relevant personal experiences that support the content of at least ONE initial postings
for the INITIAL POSTINGS section.

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6. Did not embed relevant professional experiences that support the content of at least ONE initial
postings for the INITIAL POSTINGS section.

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7. Did not meet expectations of this INITIAL POSTINGS section by following ALL instructions including
protocols (e.g., file naming of attached files, labeling of the subject heading, and including the required
file attachment as per instruction).

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DEDUCTIONS for Demonstration of Content Knowledge

Invitation (Exchanges, 4 points)

1. Did not post a well-composed and substantive initial thread in the EXCHANGE section as an invitation
for conversation.

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2. The initial posting as an invitation for conversation did not contain a synthesis of content from postings
of at least three (3) peers.

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3. Did not name and identify the peers in the posting.

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4. The initial posting did not identify similarities or commonalities across peers posting used for the
invitation.

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DEDUCTIONS for Invitations

Engagement (Exchanges, 5 points)

1. Did not post MORE THAN four (4) high quality responses to peers initial postings and/or responses
before the last day of the EXCHANGES discussion.

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2. Did not identify relevant and specific content from a peers posting that made a connection to your reply
to a post before the last day of the EXCHANGES discussion.

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3. Did not embed relevant personal experiences that support the content of your replies to peers initial
postings/responses before the last day of the EXCHANGES discussion.

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4. Did not embed a relevant professional experiences that support the content of your replies to peers
initial postings/responses before the last day of the EXCHANGES discussion.

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5. Did not meet expectations by not following ALL instructions including protocols (e.g., file naming of
attached files, labeling of the subject heading, and including the required file attachment as per
instruction) in at least ONE section.
DEDUCTIONS for Engagement

Contribution (All sections, 6 points)

1. Did not make at least three (3) well-composed and high quality initial postings before the end of the
INITIAL POSTINGS section.

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2. Did not make at least two well-composed and high quality initial postings during the EXCHANGES and
REFLECTIONS sections.

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3. Did not summarize at least four (4) postings and/or responses into a meaningful content for your own
initial posting during the EXCHANGES section.

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4. Did not identify at least one relevant idea from the literature and shared it in one of your postings in the
EXCHANGES section using accurate APA citation format.

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5. Did not contribute relevant personal or professional anecdotes to facilitate better understanding of
ideas discussed during the EXCHANGES section.

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6. Did not meet expectations by not following ALL instructions including protocols (e.g., file naming of
attached files, labeling of the subject heading, and including the required file attachment as per
instruction) in at least ONE section.

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DEDUCTIONS for Contribution

Reflections (7 points)
1. Did not identify and describe a personal insight gained from peers posting that will be helpful or useful
and accompanied by a brief explanation for the REFLECTIONS section.

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2. Did not identify and describe a professional insight gained from peers posting that will be helpful or
useful and accompanied by a brief explanation for the REFLECTIONS section.

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3. Did not use accurate in-text citations based on relevant literature to support an insight shared or gained
from the online discussion for the REFLECTIONS section.

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4. Did not apply accurate APA formatting in giving credits as references at the bottom of your initial
postings for the REFLECTIONS section.

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5. Did not include and integrate examples of relevant personal or professional anecdotes in posting a
reflection on the exchanges made during the online discussion for the REFLECTIONS section.

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6. Did not meet expectations by not following ALL instructions including protocols (e.g., file naming of
attached files, labeling of the subject heading, and including the required file attachment as per
instruction).

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7. Did not include a self-check assessment file of one's performance in this discussion.

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DEDUCTIONS for Contribution