Distinguished - Thoroughly describes the selected school experience that influenced personal identity development.

Proficient - Describes the selected school experience that influenced personal identity development. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally describes the selected school experience that influenced personal identity development. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe the selected school experience that influenced personal identity development; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The description of the selected school experience is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly describes the school where the experience took place, including the four components from the assignment instructions.

Proficient - Describes the school where the experience took place, including the four components from the assignment instructions. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally describes the school where the experience took place, including the four components from the assignment instructions. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe the school where the experience took place; however, does not include all four components from the assignment instructions, and significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The description of the school where the experience took place is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly describes the educational philosophies that defined the school’s structure, purpose, operation, and how the local culture may have influenced these philosophies.

Proficient - Describes the educational philosophies that defined the school’s structure, purpose, operation, and how the local culture may have influenced these philosophies. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally describes the educational philosophies that defined the school’s structure, purpose, operation, and how the local culture may have influenced these philosophies. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe the educational philosophies that defined the school’s structure, purpose, operation, and how the local culture may have influenced these philosophies; however, significant details are missing.

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

Distinguished - Thoroughly describes the type(s) of learning theories the teachers used to help design the instructional experiences including the two components from the assignment instructions.

Proficient - Describes the type(s) of learning theories the teachers used to help design the instructional experiences including the two components from the assignment instructions. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally describes the type(s) of learning theories the teachers used to help design the instructional experiences including the two components from the assignment instructions. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe the type(s) of learning theories the teachers used to help design the instructional experiences and/or do not include the two components from the assignment instructions; however, significant details are missing.

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

Distinguished - Thoroughly reflects on the influence that the family’s “funds of knowledge” and social capital had on the ability to succeed in school, fully addressing the success in the three areas from the assignment instructions.

Proficient - Reflects on the influence that the family’s “funds of knowledge” and social capital had on the ability to succeed in school, addressing the success in the three areas from the assignment instructions. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally reflects on the influence that the family’s “funds of knowledge” and social capital had on the ability to succeed in school, somewhat addressing the success in the three areas from the assignment instructions. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to reflect on the influence that the family’s “funds of knowledge” and social capital had on the ability to succeed in school; however, does not address the success in the three areas from the assignment instructions and significant details are missing.

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

Distinguished - Thoroughly explains, using specific examples, how educators could use information about culture and individual student identities to make effective instructional decisions.

Proficient - Explains, using specific examples, how educators could use information about culture and individual student identities to make effective instructional decisions. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally explains, using examples, how educators could use information about culture and individual student identities to make effective instructional decisions. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain how educators could use information about culture and individual student identities to make effective instructional decisions; however, does not use examples and significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The application is either nonexistent or lacks 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.