Distinguished - Thoroughly describes social behavior. 

Proficient - Describes social behavior. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Partially describes social behavior. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe social behavior; however, significant details are missing.

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

Distinguished - Comprehensively evaluates a problem.

Proficient - Evaluates a problem. The evaluation is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Minimally evaluates a problem. The evaluation is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to evaluate a problem; however, the evaluation is significantly underdeveloped. 

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

Distinguished -Thoroughly explains relevant social psychological theory.

Proficient - Explains relevant social psychological theory. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally explains relevant social psychological theory. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain relevant social psychological theory; however, significant details are missing.

Non Performance - The explanation of relevant social psychological theory is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly summarizes intervention strategies.

Proficient - Summarizes intervention strategies. The summary is slightly underdeveloped. 

Basic - Partially summarizes intervention strategies. The summary is underdeveloped.  

Below Expectations - Attempts to summarize intervention strategies; however, the summary is significantly underdeveloped.

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

Distinguished - The outline is complete, logically organized,  and the annotated bibliography is complete, clear, and concise.

Proficient - The outline is logically organized and the annotated bibliography is complete, clear, and concise. Minor details are missing or unclear.

Basic - The outline partially complete, is somewhat logically organized. The annotated bibliography is partially complete, somewhat clear, and concise. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - The outline is not logically organized and the annotated bibliography is  not complete, clear, or concise. Significant details are missing and unclear.

Non Performance - The outline and bibliography are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment 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.