10 pts Answers questions posed in interface and interacts at least twice with other students. Answers provide clear evidence of application, analysis, synthesis or evaluation.

8 pts Answers questions in interface and interacts once with another student. Answers provide clear evidence of application, analysis, synthesis or evaluation.

6 pts Only answers questions posed in interface

4 pts Does not answer questions posed in interface, but does interact with facilitator and/or other students

0 pts Does not participate in the discussion

20 pts Answers questions posed in interface and interacts at least twice with other students. Ideas are well-developed (at least a full paragraph) and introduces new ideas. Clear evidence of critical thinking (application, analysis, synthesis, or evaluation).

18 pts Answers questions posed in interface and interacts at least twice with other students. Ideas are well developed. Some critical thinking is evident.

16 pts Answers questions posed in interface and interacts at least twice with facilitator and/or other students. Developing ideas. Beginnings of critical thinking.

16 pts Answers questions posed in interface and interacts once with other students. Ideas are well developed (at least a full paragraph) and introduces new ideas. Clear evidence of critical thinking (application, analysis, synthesis, or evaluation).

14 pts Answers questions posed in interface and interacts once with other students. Ideas are well-developed. Some critical thinking is evident.

12 pts Answers questions posed in interface and interacts once with other students. Developing ideas. Beginnings of critical thinking.

12 pts Only answers questions posed in interface. Ideas are well-developed (at least a full paragraph) and introduces new ideas. Clear evidence of critical thinking (application, analysis, synthesis, or evaluation).

10 pts Only answers questions posed in interface. Ideas are well developed. Some critical thinking is evident.

8 pts Only answers questions posed in interface. Developing ideas. Beginnings of critical thinking.

8 pts Does not answer questions posed in interface but interacts at least once with facilitator and/or other students. Ideas are well-developed (at least a full paragraph) and introduces new ideas. Clear evidence of critical thinking (application, analysis, synthesis, or evaluation).

6 pts Does not answer questions posed in interface but interacts at least once with facilitator and/or other students. Ideas are well developed. Some critical thinking is evident.

4 pts Does not answer questions posed in interface but interacts at least once with facilitator and/or other students. Developing ideas. Beginnings of critical thinking.

2 pts Poorly developed ideas; does not add to the discussion. Poorly developed critical thinking.

0 pts Did not enter the discussion

20 pts Answers questions posed in interface and interacts at least twice with other students.

16 pts Answers questions posed in interface and interacts once with other students.

12 pts Only answers questions posed in interface.

8 pts Does not answer questions posed in interface but interacts at least once with facilitator and/or other students.

Ideas are well developed. Some critical thinking is evident.

18 pts Answers questions posed in interface and interacts at least twice with other students.

14 pts Answers questions posed in interface and interacts once with other students.

10 pts Only answers questions posed in interface.

6 pts Does not answer questions posed in interface but interacts at least once with facilitator and/or other students.

Developing ideas. Beginnings of critical thinking.

16 pts Answers questions posed in interface and interacts at least twice with other students.

12 pts Answers questions posed in interface and interacts once with other students.

8 pts Only answers questions posed in interface.

4 pts Does not answer questions posed in interface but interacts at least once with facilitator and/or other students.

Other

2 pts Poorly developed ideas; does not add to the discussion. Poorly developed critical thinking.

0 pts Did not enter the discussion