Distinguished - Thoroughly describes each discussion, assignment, or activity, including the name and week from where the items were selected.

Proficient - Describes each discussion, assignment, or activity, including the name and week from where the items were selected. Minor details are missing. 

Basic - Partially describes each discussion, assignment, or activity, including the name and week from where the items were selected. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe each discussion, assignment, or activity; however, does not include the name and week from where the items were selected, and/or significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The descriptions of each discussion, assignment, or activity, including the name and week from where the items were selected are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively analyzes how the discussions, assignments, and activities exemplify or can be explained in terms of experiential learning.

Proficient - Analyzes how the discussions, assignments, and activities exemplify or can be explained in terms of experiential learning. The analysis is slightly underdeveloped. 

Basic - Minimally analyzes how the discussions, assignments, and activities exemplify or can be explained in terms of experiential learning. The analysis is underdeveloped. 

Below Expectations - Attempts to analyze how the discussions, assignments, and activities exemplify or can be explained in terms of experiential learning; however, the analysis is significantly underdeveloped. 

Non-Performance - The analysis of how the discussions, assignments, and activities exemplify or can be explained in terms of experiential learning is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively discusses the connection between the identified discussions, assignments, or activities and Kolb’s learning styles.

Proficient - Discusses the connection between the identified discussions, assignments, or activities and Kolb’s learning styles. The discussion is slightly underdeveloped. 

Basic - Minimally discusses the connection between the identified discussions, assignments, or activities and Kolb’s learning styles. The discussion is underdeveloped. 

Below Expectations - Attempts to discuss the connection between the identified discussions, assignments, or activities and Kolb’s learning styles; however, the discussion is significantly underdeveloped. 

Non-Performance - The discussion of the connection between the identified discussions, assignments, or activities and Kolb’s learning styles is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively explains learning style theory with reference to the selected components of the course, and offers thorough suggestions on how the discussion, assignment, or activity could have better applied this concept if one finds less-than-adequate evidence of an identifiable application of learning styles theory.

Proficient - Explains learning style theory with reference to the selected components of the course, and offers suggestions on how the discussion, assignment, or activity could have better applied this concept if one finds less-than-adequate evidence of an identifiable application of learning styles theory. Minor details are missing. 

Basic - Minimally explains learning style theory with reference to the selected components of the course, and offers limited suggestions on how the discussion, assignment, or activity could have better applied this concept if one finds less-than-adequate evidence of an identifiable application of learning styles theory. Relevant details are missing. 

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain the learning style theory with reference to the selected components of the course and offer suggestions on how the discussion, assignment, or activity could have better applied this concept if one finds less-than-adequate evidence of an identifiable application of learning styles theory; however, significant details are missing. 

Non-Performance - The explanation of the learning style theory with reference to the selected components of the course and suggestions on how the discussion, assignment, or activity could have better applied this concept if one finds less-than-adequate evidence of an identifiable application of learning styles theory are either nonexistent or lack 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.