Non-verbal

Blog Grading Rubric

Exemplary/Excellent
Content
(10-8 pts.) Posting provides
(10 pts.)
comprehensive insight, understanding,
and reflective thought about the topic.
Posting provides a focused and
comprehensive viewpoint that is
backed up by evidence through the use
of relevant examples or hyperlinks to
credible articles, documents, web sites,
etc. Student effectively uses course
concepts presented in textbook and
connects them with his or her example.
Contains all of the required material
listed in the blog assignment
description for the week.

Organization (3-2 pts.) Ideas were clearly organized
(3 pts.)
in a logical fashion: chronologically,
spatially, cause/effect, or topically.

Quality of
(2 pts.) Written responses are free of
Writing &
grammatical, spelling or punctuation
Proofreading errors.
(2 pts.)

Acceptable/Proficient
(7-5 pts.) Posting provides moderate insight,
understanding reflective thought about the
topic. Posting provides a focused viewpoint
that is lacks some evidence through the use
of examples or hyperlinks to credible articles,
documents, web sites, etc. Student uses or
attempts to use course concepts presented in
textbook and connects them with his or her
example. Links may not effectively represent
information presented or may have
credibility issues. Contains most of the
required material listed in the blog
assignment description for the week.

Kelly Soczka Kaiser, 3/5/15

Below Expectations
(4-0 pts.) Posting provides minimal
insight, understanding reflective
thought about the topic. Posting
provides a focused viewpoint that is
lacks evidence. Student does not
use examples or additional
information to support his or her
position. Student does not include
course concepts presented in the
textbook. Contains some of the
required material listed in the blog
assignment description for the
week.

(2-1 pts.) Ideas were moderately organized in (1-0 pts.) Ideas were not organized
a logical fashion.
in a logical fashion.

(1 pt.) Written responses are generally free
of grammatical, spelling or punctuation
errors.

(0 pts.) Written responses have

numerous grammatical, spelling or
punctuation errors.

(4-3 pts.) Selects and inserts graphics and

multimedia that are mostly high quality and
enhance and clarify the content.

(3-0 pts.) Does not insert any

graphics, or uses only low-quality
graphics and multimedia, which do
not enhance the content. Hyperlink
may not work.

Use of
Graphics &
Multimedia
(5 pts.)

(5-4 pts.) Selects and inserts high

quality graphics and multimedia when
appropriate to enhance the contents
visual appeal and increase readability.

References

Franken, K. (2012). A rubric for evaluating student blogs. Retrieved on March 5, 2015 from https://www2.uwstout.edu/content/profdev/rubrics/blogrubric.html