Distinguished - Provides a clear and comprehensive description of his/her personality , including each of the following elements: typical style, main traits, interaction with other, and how stress is handled. The description demonstrates superior self- reflection.

Proficient - Provides a description of his/her personality  , including each of the following elements: typical style, main traits, interaction with other, and how stress is  handled. The description demonstrates good self-reflection, but minor details are missing or unclear.

Basic - Provides a limited description of his/her personality , including most of the following elements: typical style, main traits, interaction with other, and how stress is handled. The description demonstrates minimal self- reflection, and relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provide a description his/her of personality  ; however, does not include many of the following elements; typical style, main traits, interaction with other, and how stress is handled, and the description does not demonstrate self- reflection, and significant details are missing and unclear.

Non-Performance - The description of his/her personality including typical style, main traits, interaction with others, and how stress is handled is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Provides a clear and comprehensive explanation of what makes him/her unique, insightfully addressing how this came about, including relevant and detailed examples.

Proficient -  Provides an explanation of what makes him/her unique, addressing how this came about, including relevant examples. Minor details are missing or unclear.

Basic - Provides a limited explanation of what makes him/her unique, minimally addressing how it came about, including somewhat relevant examples.  Minor details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provide an explanation of what makes him/her unique; however, does not address how this came about , does not include relevant examples, and significant details are missing and unclear.

Non-Performance -  The explanation of what makes his/her personality unique and its origins is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Provides a clear and comprehensive description of the social and/or psychological factors that help support the explanation of the development of personality , including any genetic factors  affecting the unique personality traits.

Proficient - Provides a description of the social and/or psychological factors that help support the  explanation of  the development of personality , including genetic factors  affecting the unique personality traits. Minor details are missing or unclear.

Basic - Provides a limited description of the social and/or psychological factors that help support the  explanation of  the development of personality  , including some of the genetic factors  affecting the unique personality traits. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe the social and/or psychological factors that help support the explanation of the development of personality; however, does not include  the genetic factors   affecting the unique personality traits, and significant details are missing and unclear.

Non-Performance - The description of the social and/or psychological as well as the genetic factors to support the explanation of personality development is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively explores the ideas, thoughts, and elements of the topic and provides relevant evidence and information that demonstrates all of the following as applicable to the discussion prompt: clarity, relevance, depth, breadth, use of information resources, and logic.

Proficient - Explores the ideas, thoughts, and elements of the topic and provides relevant evidence and information that demonstrates most of the following as applicable to the discussion prompt: clarity, relevance, depth, breadth, use of information resources, and logic.

Basic - Explores the ideas, thoughts, and elements of the topic and provides relevant evidence and information that demonstrates some of the following as applicable to the discussion prompt: clarity, relevance, depth, breadth, and use of information, and logic.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explore the ideas, thoughts, and elements of the topic and provide relevant evidence and information, but demonstrates few of the following as applicable to the discussion prompt: clarity, relevance, depth, breadth, use of information resources, and logic.

Non-Performance - There is no attempt to explore the ideas, thoughts, and elements of the topic and provide relevant evidence and information in either the original post or subsequent response posts within the discussion, or no post is present.

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.