Distinguished - Thoroughly and accurately defines the terms that will be used in the Final Paper.

Proficient - Defines the terms that will be used in the Final Paper.  Minor details are missing or slightly inaccurate.

Basic - Partially defines the terms that will be used in the Final Paper.  Relevant details are missing and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to define the terms that will be used in the Final Paper; however, significant details are missing and inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The definition of the terms that will be used in the Final Paper is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly operationalizes the concepts and terms that will ultimately be used in the Final Paper.

Proficient - Operationalizes the concepts and terms that will ultimately be used in the Final Paper.  Minor details are missing.

Basic - Partially operationalizes the concepts and terms that will ultimately be used in the Final Paper.  Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to operationalize the concepts and terms that will ultimately be used in the Final Paper; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The operationalization of the concepts and terms that will ultimately be used in the Final Paper is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly describes what will be evaluated in the Final Paper.

Proficient - Describes what will be evaluated in the Final Paper.  Minor details are missing.

Basic - Partially describes what will be evaluated in the Final Paper.  Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe what will be evaluated in the Final Paper; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The description of what will be evaluated in the Final Paper is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly describes how to determine the evaluability and measure the effectiveness of the policy or program that is being evaluated.

Proficient - Describes how to determine the evaluability and measure the effectiveness of the policy or program that is being evaluated.  Minor details are missing.

Basic - Partially Describes how to determine the evaluability and measure the effectiveness of the policy or program that is being evaluated.  Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe how to determine the evaluability and measure the effectiveness of the policy or program that is being evaluated; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The description of how to determine the evaluability and measure the effectiveness of the policy or program under evaluation will be determined is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly addresses the impact of any political or ethical issues that might be associated with the stated measures.

Proficient - Addresses the impact of any political or ethical issues that might be associated with the stated measures.  Minor details are missing.

Basic - Partially addresses the impact of any political or ethical issues that might be associated with the stated measures. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to address the impact of any political or ethical issues that might be associated with the stated measures; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The addressing of the impact of any political or ethical issues that might be associated with the stated measures is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors and is very easy to understand.

Proficient - Displays comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains only a few minor errors and is mostly easy to understand.

Basic - Displays basic comprehension of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains a few errors which may slightly distract the reader.

Below Expectations - Fails to display basic comprehension of syntax or mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains major errors which distract the reader.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title page, and reference page.

Proficient - Exhibits APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout contains a few minor errors. 

Basic - Exhibits limited knowledge of APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout does not meet all APA requirements. 

Below Expectations - Fails to exhibit basic knowledge of APA formatting. There are frequent errors, making the layout difficult to distinguish as APA.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - The length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Proficient - The length of the paper is nearly equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Basic - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least three quarters of the required number of correctly formatted pages.

Below Expectations - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least one half of the required number of correctly formatted pages.   

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Uses more than the required number of scholarly sources, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Proficient - Uses the required number of scholarly sources to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Basic - Uses less than the required number of sources to support ideas. Some sources may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are used within the body of the assignment. Citations may not be formatted correctly.

Below Expectations - Uses an inadequate number of sources that provide little or no support for ideas. Sources used may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are not used within the body of the assignment. Citations are not formatted correctly.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.