Scoring Rubric for Class Participation

Points/Grade	Quantity and Quality
4=A	participates frequently each session (in a manner that relates to other points discussed and encourages further conversation) and contributions are relevant to the discussion, include proper citations of readings and specific examples from own ideas or other sources
3=B	participates occasionally each session (in a manner that relates to other points and encourages conversation) and/or contributions are relevant to the discussion but make vague reference to readings with no specific examples to make key points
2=C	seldom participates or contributions are relevant to the discussion but contain no citations of readings with no specific examples to make key points
1=D	seldom participates or contributions are not relevant to the discussion, have no reference to readings and contain no specific examples to make key points
0=F	no participation

The scoring rubric for class participation suggests a general framework for measuring each student’s participation. An individual student’s styles of learning, expressing one’s ideas, and participating in the discussion will be considered when the instructor grades the individual’s class participation. Each instructor will discuss with students his/her variability in measuring student’s class participation.