Distinguished - Thoroughly analyzes the roles of assessment and evaluation in school improvement and in measuring educational quality.

Proficient - Analyzes the roles of assessment and evaluation in school improvement and in measuring educational quality. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Partially analyzes the roles of assessment and evaluation in school improvement and in measuring educational quality. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to analyze the roles of assessment and evaluation in school improvement and in measuring educational quality; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The analysis of the roles of assessment and evaluation in school improvement and in measuring educational quality is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly examines and comprehensively explains the personal perspective on the roles and trends related to assessment in education.

Proficient - Examines and explains the personal perspective on the roles and trends related to assessment in education. The explanation is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Examines and partially explains the personal perspective on the roles and trends related to assessment in education. The explanation is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to examine and explain the personal perspective on the roles and trends related to assessment in education; however, the explanation is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The examination and explanation of the personal perspective on the roles and trends related to assessment in education are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively evaluates the value of both types of assessment and the role assessment plays in the classroom.

Proficient - Evaluates the value of both types of assessment and the role assessment plays in the classroom. Minor details are missing or unclear.

Basic - Partially evaluates the value of both types of assessment and the role assessment plays in the classroom. Relevant details are missing or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to evaluate the value of both types of assessment and the role assessment plays in the classroom; however, significant details are missing and/or unclear.

Non-Performance - The evaluation of the value of both types of assessment and the role assessment plays in the classroom is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly evaluates the roles of both formative and summative assessment in the classroom and how each supports learning. Includes ways teachers can use assessment data to influence learning in the classroom.

Proficient - Evaluates the roles of both formative and summative assessment in the classroom and how each supports learning. Includes ways teachers can use assessment data to influence learning in the classroom. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Partially evaluates the roles of both formative and summative assessment in the classroom and how each supports learning. Includes few ways teachers can use assessment data to influence learning in the classroom. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to evaluate the roles of both formative and summative assessment in the classroom and how each supports learning; however, may not include ways teachers can use assessment data to influence learning in the classroom. Significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The evaluation the role of both formative and summative assessment in the classroom is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Provides many specific and entirely relevant details of the next steps in developing an assessment for the identified Common Core State Standard.

Proficient - Provides specific and mostly relevant details of the next steps in developing an assessment for the identified Common Core State Standard.

Basic - Provides some specific and somewhat relevant next steps in developing an assessment for the identified Common Core State Standard.

Below Expectations - Provides few specific and mostly irrelevant next steps in developing an assessment for the identified Common Core State Standard.

Non-Performance - The details of the next steps in developing an assessment for the identified Common Core State Standard are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Demonstrates consistent use of reliable, appropriate sources and/or evidence to support ideas that are situated within the discipline and genre of the writing.

Proficient - Demonstrates mostly consistent use of reliable sources that are appropriate to the discipline and genre of the writing. Sources offer some support to the ideas in the writing.

Basic - Demonstrates somewhat inconsistent use of sources that are mostly reliable to the discipline and genre of the writing. Sources offer very little support to the ideas in the writing.

Below Expectations - Inconsistently utilizes sources and/or evidence in the writing. Such sources/evidence may also be unrelated, offering no support to the ideas in the writing.

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