Distinguished - Comprehensively describes how and explains why the influence of peers during childhood can have a long lasting effect on a person throughout his or her life. Utilizes several examples from the text and/or academic resources to support the description. 

Proficient - Describes how and explains why the influence of peers during childhood can have a long lasting effect on a person throughout his or her life. Utilizes some examples from the text and/or academic resources. Minor details are missing from the description or explanation. 

Basic - Describes how and explains why the influence of peers during childhood can have a long lasting effect on a person throughout his or her life. Utilizes a few examples from the text to support the description. Relevant details are missing from the description and/or explanation. 

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe how and explain why the influence of peers during childhood can have a long lasting effect on a person throughout his or her life; however, examples are not utilized and significant details are missing from the description and explanation. 

Non-Performance - The description of how and explanation of why the influence of peers during childhood can have a long lasting effect on a person throughout his or her life are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively summarizes at least three different ways in which teachers and/or parents can intervene to improve a child’s social skills and relationships with peers. Utilizes several examples from the text to support the summary.

Proficient - Summarizes at least three different ways in which teachers and/or parents can intervene to improve a child’s social skills and relationships with peers. Utilizes some examples from the text to support the summary. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Summarizes three different ways in which teachers and/or parents can intervene to improve a child’s social skills and relationships with peers. Utilizes few examples from the text to support the summary. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to summarize at least three different ways in which teachers and/or parents can intervene to improve a child’s social skills and relationships with peers; however, examples from the text may not be used to support the summary and significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The summary of at least three different ways in which teachers and/or parents can intervene to improve a child’s social skills and relationships with peers is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Provides detailed speaker’s notes that comprehensively explain the content on each slide.

Proficient - Provides speaker’s notes that effectively explain the content on each slide. The explanations are slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Provides speaker’s notes that explain some of the content on each slide. The explanations are underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Provides speaker’s notes that attempt to explain information on each slide, but the explanations are significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The use of the speaker’s notes to explain the content on each slide is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Provides a clear and comprehensive explanation of why teachers and/or parents should review the material. Utilizes several examples from the text/required readings to support your explanation. 

Proficient - Provides an explanation of why teachers and/or parents should review the material. Uses some examples to support your explanation. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear.

Basic - Provides a minimal explanation of why teachers and/or parents should review the material. Uses a few examples to support the explanation but relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provide an explanation of why teachers and/or parents should review this material; however, examples are not used to support the explanation and/or significant details are missing and severely unclear. 

Non-Performance - The explanation of why teachers and/or parents should review this material is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Autonomously synthesizes or draws conclusions by combining examples, facts, or theories from multiple disciplines. 

Proficient - Autonomously correlates examples, facts, or theories from multiple disciplines.

Basic - Attempts to correlate examples, facts, or theories from multiple disciplines.

Below Expectations - Displays inconsistent examples, facts, or theories from multiple disciplines.

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 presentation, title and reference slides.

Proficient - Exhibits APA formatting throughout the presentation; however, the layout contains a few minor errors. 

Basic - Exhibits basic knowledge of APA formatting throughout the presentation. The 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 presentation is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted slides. 

Proficient - The length of the presentation is nearly equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted slides. 

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

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

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, which provide compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference slide 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 slide 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 slide 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 slide 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.