Chapter 3: Ethical and Legal Issue

Peer Review Blog Rubric

Outcome Low Mastery Average Mastery High Mastery Mastery Score
0 5 10 15
Quality/Length Student didn’t The student posted The student The student posted
use the two paragraphs. posted two two or more
discussion board Student provided a paragraphs with paragraphs with
to post any response to other example of example of an
responses. student discussion article on article on
board in less than 50 discussion discussion prompt.
words. prompt. Response to
Response to students were
students were written in 75
written in 50 words or greater.
words or greater.

Use of Technology Student didn’t The student The student The student
use the participated in participated in participated in
discussion board discussion thread discussion discussion thread
respond to any using the board. thread using the using the board.
discussion Demonstrated ability board. Demonstrated
threads. to access and create Demonstrated ability to access
a discussion thread ability to access and create a
and post. and create a discussion thread
discussion and post. The
thread and post. student used
The student used features such as
features such as adding hyperlinks
adding to article.
hyperlinks to The student used
article. more than two
features such as
bolding text,
 italicize, objects,
quotes, or videos.
Student didn’t The student had less The student had The student had
Grammar/Spelling post or respond than <3 grammatical less than <2 zero grammar and
to any post and and < 2 spelling grammatical and spelling errors in
therefore, no errors in initial <2 spelling error initial discussion
options to score discussion thread to each in initial thread to question
grammar/spelling question prompt. discussion prompt.
were possible. thread to
question prompt.
Frequency of Post Student didn’t The student’s initial The student post Student post initial
post initial post. post was past the due initial post by post by due date.
date and didn’t post due date. Responds to more
to two or more Student than two or more
student’s posts. respond’s to at students initial
least two or post on the
more post. discussion board
by due date.

Concept and Didn’t post any The student provided The student The student
Understanding response to a response with a provided a provided a
question prompt clear understanding response with a response with a
to display an of 1 of the concepts clear clear
understanding of (ethical or software understanding of understanding of
concepts. piracy) issues. both concepts both concepts
Definition was (ethical and (ethical and
clearly stated. software piracy) software piracy)
issues. issues. Definitions
Definitions were were clearly
clearly stated. stated. Examples
Examples or or arguments were
arguments were clearly written to
clearly written support position
to support on topic. The
position on student provided
topic. additional
research/reference
outside of the
assigned reading
to support
argument.