Description:
Total Possible Score: 5.00
Distinguished - Clearly and thoroughly introduces the scenario.
Proficient - Introduces the scenario. Minor details are missing or slightly unclear.
Basic - Partially introduces the scenario. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.
Below Expectations - Attempts to introduce the scenario; however, significant details are missing and unclear.
Non-Performance - The introduction of the scenario is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.
Distinguished - Comprehensively explains why a chi-square test is needed in the situation.
Proficient - Explains why a chi-square test is needed in the situation. The explanation is slightly underdeveloped.
Basic - Minimally explains why a chi-square test is needed in the situation. The explanation is underdeveloped.
Below Expectations - Attempts to explain why a chi-square test is needed in the situation; however, the explanation is significantly underdeveloped.
Non-Performance - The explanation of why a chi-square test is needed in this situation is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.
Distinguished - Clearly and accurately identifies which chi-square test was used and why it was the appropriate choice.
Proficient - Identifies which chi-square test was used and why it was the appropriate choice. Minor details are slightly unclear or inaccurate.
Basic - Vaguely identifies which chi-square test was used and why it was the appropriate choice. Relevant details are unclear and/or inaccurate.
Below Expectations - Attempts to identify which chi-square test was used and why it was the appropriate choice; however, significant details are unclear and inaccurate.
Non-Performance - The identification of which chi-square test was used and why it was the appropriate choice is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.
Distinguished - Thoroughly describes the procedure used to calculate the chi-square.
Proficient - Describes the procedure used to calculate the chi-square. Minor details are missing.
Basic - Minimally describes the procedure used to calculate the chi-square. Relevant details are missing.
Below Expectations - Attempts to describe the procedure used to calculate the chi-square; however, significant details are missing.
Non-Performance - The description of the procedure used to calculate the chi-square is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.
Distinguished - Comprehensively explains how the student determined the p value and statistical significance.
Proficient - Explains how the student determined the p value and statistical significance. The explanation is slightly underdeveloped.
Basic - Minimally explains how the student determined the p value and statistical significance. The explanation is underdeveloped.
Below Expectations - Attempts to explain how the student determined the p value and statistical significance; however, the explanation is significantly underdeveloped.
Non-Performance - The explanation of how the student determined the p value and statistical significance is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.
Distinguished - Accurately reports the chi-square value, degrees of freedom, the p value, and if applicable, the Cramér’s V effect size.
Proficient - Reports the chi-square value, degrees of freedom, the p value, and if applicable, the Cramér’s V effect size. Minor details are slightly inaccurate.
Basic - Partially reports the chi-square value, degrees of freedom, the p value, and if applicable, the Cramér’s V effect size. Relevant details are inaccurate.
Below Expectations - Attempts to report the chi-square value, degrees of freedom, the p value, and if applicable, the Cramér’s V effect size; however, significant details are inaccurate.
Non-Performance - The chi-square value, degrees of freedom, the p value, and if applicable, the Cramér’s V effect size are either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.
Distinguished - Comprehensively explains the meaning of the results in terms of the scenario, including a thorough discussion of any assumptions, limitations, and implications associated with the situation and analysis.
Proficient - Explains the meaning of the results in terms of the scenario, including a discussion of any assumptions, limitations, and implications associated with the situation and analysis. Minor details are missing.
Basic - Minimally explains the meaning of the results in terms of the scenario, including a limited discussion of any assumptions, limitations, and implications associated with the situation and analysis. Relevant details are missing.
Below Expectations - Attempts to explain the meaning of the results in terms of the scenario; however, does not include a discussion of any assumptions, limitations, and implications associated with the situation and analysis, and/or significant details are missing.
Non-Performance - The explanation of the meaning of the results in terms of the scenario, including a discussion of any assumptions, limitations, and implications associated with the situation and analysis is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.
Distinguished - Provides a clear, thorough conclusion that accurately summarizes the main points of the paper.
Proficient - Provides a conclusion summarizing the main points of the paper. Minor details are missing, slightly unclear, or inaccurate.
Basic - Provides a partial conclusion summarizing the main points of the paper. Relevant details are missing, unclear, and/or inaccurate.
Below Expectations - Attempts to provide a conclusion summarizing the main points of the paper; however, significant details are missing, unclear, and inaccurate.
Non-Performance - The conclusion summarizing the main points of the paper is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.
Distinguished - Uses the quantitative analysis of data as the foundation for profound and thoughtful judgments, drawing perceptive, competent conclusions from this work.
Proficient - Uses the quantitative analysis of data as the foundation for competent judgments, drawing rational and proficient conclusions from this work.
Basic - Uses the quantitative analysis of data as the foundation for conceivable judgments, drawing ordinary conclusions from this work.
Below Expectations - Uses limited quantitative analysis of data as the foundation for basic judgments and fails to draw reasonable conclusions from this work.
Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the 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 - 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 - 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.