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Discussions: Did The Peer Respond To Everything Asked by The Assignment Prompt?

In UoPeople courses, students are required to participate in weekly discussion forums by (1) answering a discussion question posted by the instructor, (2) reading and responding to at least three classmates' posts, and (3) rating three classmates' posts on a scale of 0-10. Students must complete these tasks by the weekly deadline in order to receive full credit for the discussion assignment. The ratings and comments that students provide to their peers will be averaged to determine the student's own grade for the discussion forum. Instructors will review all ratings and comments to ensure fairness and accuracy.

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Discussions: Did The Peer Respond To Everything Asked by The Assignment Prompt?

In UoPeople courses, students are required to participate in weekly discussion forums by (1) answering a discussion question posted by the instructor, (2) reading and responding to at least three classmates' posts, and (3) rating three classmates' posts on a scale of 0-10. Students must complete these tasks by the weekly deadline in order to receive full credit for the discussion assignment. The ratings and comments that students provide to their peers will be averaged to determine the student's own grade for the discussion forum. Instructors will review all ratings and comments to ensure fairness and accuracy.

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Discussions

In each of your UoPeople courses, your Course Instructors will ask you a specific question that is
connected to the reading and learning that is happening that week in your course. The question
will be posted in the Learning Guide and Discussion Forum.

First, you will answer the question (Discussion Assignment) and then post it in an area of the
course called the Discussion Forum.

After you post your answer to the Discussion Assignment inside the Discussion Forum, you will
then need to read the majority of your classmates posts and choose at least three (3) to rate and
respond to.  This is part of peer assessment.  You will only be able to rate and respond to the
students who, like you, have already posted their Discussion Assignment answers.  This is on of
the reasons it's important to complete your assignments early.

Discussion Responses

It is your responsibility to respond to three classmates by providing comments, asking questions,


or having a conversation about their main post. Feedback should be appropriate, meaningful, and
helpful. The rating scores are anonymous; therefore, do NOT mention in your remarks the
separate rating score you will give the peer. The instructor is the only person who knows which
score matches the comment given to a peer. Some classmates may worry that some peers will not
provide a fair rating, or be unable to provide accurate corrections for grammar or other errors. It is
the instructor’s responsibility to ensure fairness and accuracy.

Rating Discussions

After posting an appropriate, meaningful, and helpful response to your three classmates, you must
rate their posts on a scale of 0 (unsatisfactory) to 10 (Excellent).

Scores of 8 and higher mean that the post contained information, ideas, or perspectives that
contributed to the conversation. Additionally, these scores mean that the post was written in good
academic English and did not contain style, format, or other errors that made reading and
understanding difficult. Finally, scores of 8 and higher mean that our classmates paid attention to
the details of the assignment instructions and got most things right.

Scores of 6 to 7 mean that, although the peer did many things appropriately, information or details
required by the assignment were missing. These scores could also mean that there were some
consistent issues with academic style, grammar, and proofreading that detracted from the overall
impression.

Scores of 4 to 5 mean that the post was confusing, difficult to read, or missed key requirements
for the assignment. These scores could also mean that the post was incomplete or not relevant to
the assignment topic.

Scores of 0 to 3 mean that, more often than not, the post contained incorrect information or was
entirely off-topic for the assignment. These scores could also mean that there were so many word
choice, grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors, a reader was unable to understand the text.
Finally, these scores could mean that the post contained borrowed material not appropriately
credited to the original author of the source text.

Here are some questions to consider as we think about the feedback and rating to give our
classmates:

1. Did the peer respond to everything asked by the assignment prompt?


2. Was the peer’s overall response organized and logical? Was it easy to follow and smooth?
3. Was it easy to understand the ideas the student was trying to communicate, or did you have to make assumptions to
make sense out of what the peer wrote?
4. Did the peer use their own words, or if they borrowed from somewhere else, did they give credit to the source they
used?
5. Were there consistent errors in grammar and punctuation that made it hard to understand or make sense out of the
writing?

Discussion Grades

In most classes, your initial grade for the Discussion Forum assignment is the average of the peer
ratings you receive. However, if you do not give comments to three peers before the posting
deadline, then your final score will be reduced. If your main post is made too close to the
Wednesday night deadline, then you risk not receiving full credit for the assignment. If your main
post is made after the Wednesday night deadline, then your work is late, cannot be graded by your
peers, and counts as a zero. To avoid all those problems, make your main post by Monday or
Tuesday of each week to ensure that your peers have an opportunity to give you a comment and
rating.

Discussion Forum
You are required to submit a substantial response to the Discussion Assignment, which will be
posted by your instructor in the Discussion Forum below. A substantial response is one that stays
on topic and fully addresses the assignment in a clear, concise, and meaningful manner. If your
instructor requires a specific word count, it will be stated in the assignment.

After you respond to the assignment, you are then required to both give a rating and also leave a
significant comment (3-4 complete sentences) to at least three (3) of your peers' responses, in
order to receive full credit. Rate only the substantial responses that contribute to the promotion of
the discussion, and not the comments of your peers.

Please review and follow the guidelines below for assessing your peer's responses to the
Discussion Assignment.

Discussion Forum Rating Guidelines:


10 (A) - Excellent, substantial, relevant, insightful, enriching, and stimulating contribution to the
discussion. Also, uses external resources to support position where required and/or applicable.
8 - 9 (B) - Good, quite substantial and insightful, but missing minor details which would have
otherwise characterized it as an excellent response.
6 - 7 (C) - Satisfactory insight and relevance, but required some more information and effort to
have warranted a better rating.
4 - 5 (D) - Limited insight and relevance of the material; more effort and reflection needed to have
warranted a satisfactory grading.
0 - 3 (F) - Unsatisfactory insight/relevance or failure to answer the question, reflecting a poor or
limited understanding of the subject matter and/or the guidelines of the question.

If at any time you suspect that a post in this Discussion Forum violates UoPeople's rules regarding
plagiarism and/or any aspect of UoPeople’s Academic Code of Conduct, please notify your
instructor immediately.

Remember that your instructor will be reviewing responses, ratings, and comments - and will
adjust ratings if he/she believes that they do not seem warranted or supportable.

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