Distinguished - Thoroughly and accurately describes the four phases of attachment identified by Bowlby..

Proficient - Describes the four phases of attachment identified by Bowlby. Minor details are missing or slightly inaccurate.

Basic - Briefly describes the four phases of attachment identified by Bowlby.  Relevant details are missing and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe the four phases of attachment identified by Bowlby; however, significant details are missing and inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The description of the four phases of attachment identified by Bowlby is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly and accurately describes the four types of attachment identified by Ainsworth.

Proficient - Describes the four types of attachment identified by Ainsworth. Minor details are missing or slightly inaccurate.

Basic - Briefly describes the four types of attachment identified by Ainsworth. Relevant details are missing and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe the four types of attachment identified by Ainsworth; however, significant details are missing and inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The description of the four types of attachment identified by Ainsworth is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly describes how attachment experiences might affect the psychosocial development of children with specific, accurate examples.

Proficient - Describes how attachment experiences might affect the psychosocial development of children with accurate examples. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Briefly describes how attachment experiences might affect the psychosocial development of children with limited examples. Relevant details are missing and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe how attachment experiences might affect the psychosocial development of children; however, does not include examples, and/or significant details are missing and inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The description of how attachment experiences might affect psychosocial development of children 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.