Distinguished - Identifies three informal assessments and comprehensively explains how the identified informal assessments accurately evaluate the needs of all students in the class.

Proficient - Identifies three informal assessments and explains how the identified informal assessments accurately evaluate the needs of most students in the class.  Minor details are missing or slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Identifies at three informal assessments and briefly explains how the identified informal assessments accurately evaluate the needs of some students in the class. Relevant details are missing and/or underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to identify at least two informal assessments and attempts to explain how the identified informal assessments accurately evaluate the needs of few the students in the class; however, significant details are missing and underdeveloped.

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

Distinguished - Comprehensively examines how the assessment results will inform instructional planning.

Proficient - Examines how the assessment results will inform instructional planning. The examination is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Partially examines how the assessment results will inform instructional planning. The examination is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to examines how the assessment results will inform instructional planning; however, the examination is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The examination of how the assessment results will inform instructional planning is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively summarizes at least one additional resource that provides information about one of the three chosen assessments. The resource is related to the chosen assessment.

Proficient - Summarizes at least one additional resource that provides information about one of the three chosen assessments. Minor details are missing or the resource are slightly unrelated to the chosen assessment.

Basic - Partially summarizes at least one additional resource that provides information on one of the three chosen assessments. Relevant details are missing and/or the resource is unrelated to the chosen assessment.

Below Expectations - Attempts to summarize at least one additional resource that provides information on one of the three chosen assessments; however, significant details are missing and the resource is significantly unrelated to the chosen assessment.

Non-Performance - The summary of at least one additional resources 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.