Description:
Total Possible Score: 5.00
Distinguished - Detailed and comprehensive explanation of concerns, strategies, and experiences encountered when conducting research.
Proficient - Clear explanation of concerns, strategies, and experiences encountered when conducting research. Minor details could be more fully developed.
Basic - The explanation of concerns, strategies, and experiences encountered when conducting research is missing major details.
Below Expectations - Provides a vague explanation of concerns, strategies, and experiences encountered when conducting research. Explanation is lacking significant detail.
Non-Performance - The sails exam response 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 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.