Distinguished - Identifies job titles and two employment postings and thoroughly compares and contrasts each of the elements, including: the educational and credential requirements, experience, skills, job tasks, job setting, and salary range of two employment posts.

Proficient - Identifies job titles and two employment postings and compares and contrasts each of the elements, including: the educational and credential requirements, experience, skills, job tasks, job setting, and salary range of two employment posts. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Identifies job titles and two employment postings and compares and contrasts six out of the seven elements including: educational and credential requirements, experience, skills, job tasks, job setting, and salary range of two employment posts, or compares and contrasts all elements but relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Identifies  job titles and two employment postings and attempts to compare and contrast five or fewer of the seven elements including: educational and credential requirements, experience, skills, job tasks, job setting, and salary range of two employment posts, and significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The identification and comparison are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly analyzes personal strengths and weaknesses for this type of position.

Proficient - Analyzes personal strengths and weaknesses for this type of position. The analysis is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Partially analyzes personal strengths and weaknesses for this type of position. The analysis is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to analyze personal strengths and weaknesses for this type of position; however, the analysis is significantly underdeveloped.

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

Distinguished - Develops a comprehensive action plan for turning weaknesses into strengths. Activities are fully relevant.

Proficient - Develops an action plan for turning weaknesses into strengths. Activities are relevant. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Develops a partial action plan for turning weaknesses into strengths. Activities are somewhat relevant, and/or many details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to develop an action plan for turning the weaknesses into strengths; however, the activities are not relevant and significant details are missing.

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

Distinguished - Distinguishes probable implications of the text for contexts, perspectives, or issues outside the assigned task or beyond the author's explicit message.

Proficient - Uses the text and/or specific knowledge of the author’s context to draw more intricate inferences about the author’s message and approach.

Basic - Considers how textual features (e.g., sentence and paragraph structure or tone) contribute to the author’s message. Draws fundamental inferences about context and rationale of text.

Below Expectations - Inadequately captures vocabulary but makes an effort to paraphrase or summarize the information the text communicates.

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

Distinguished - Clearly and comprehensively explains the issue to be considered, delivering all relevant information necessary for a full understanding.

Proficient - Clearly explains the issue to be considered, delivering enough relevant information for an adequate understanding.

Basic - Briefly explains the issue to be considered, delivering minimal information for a basic understanding.

Below Expectations - Briefly explains the issue to be considered, but may not deliver additional information necessary for a basic understanding.

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.

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 - 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 - 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.