Distinguished - Thoroughly revises the explanation of the intended career path and the description of the professional dispositions sections of the philosophy. The revision fully incorporates the instructor’s feedback and includes evidence of new learning.

Proficient - Revises the explanation of the intended career path and the description of the professional dispositions sections of the philosophy. The revision mostly incorporate the instructor’s feedback and includes evidence of new learning.

Basic - Minimally revise the explanation of the intended career path and the description of the professional dispositions sections of the philosophy. The revision minimally incorporates the instructor’s feedback and includes some evidence of new learning.

Below Expectations - Attempts to revise the explanation of the intended career path and the description of the professional dispositions sections of the philosophy; however, the revision does not incorporate the instructor’s feedback and include evidence of new learning.

Non-Performance - The revision of the explanation of the intended career path and the description of the professional dispositions sections of the philosophy is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly revises the discussion of where we are as a nation with creating inclusive environment section of the philosophy. The revision fully incorporates the instructor’s feedback and includes evidence of new learning.

Proficient - Revises the discussion of where we are as a nation with creating inclusive environment section of the philosophy. The revision mostly incorporates the instructor’s feedback and include evidence of new learning.

Basic - Minimally revise the discussion of where we are as a nation with creating inclusive environment section of the philosophy. The revision minimally incorporates the instructor’s feedback and includes some evidence of new learning.

Below Expectations - Attempts to revise the discussion of where we are as a nation with creating inclusive environment section of the philosophy; however, the revision is does not incorporate the instructor’s feedback and include evidence of new learning.

Non-Performance - The revision of the discussion of where we are as a nation with creating inclusive environment section of the philosophy is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly revises the definition of inclusion and the summary of the role collaboration with families and other educational professionals should play sections of the philosophy. The revision fully incorporates the instructor’s feedback and includes evidence of new learning.

Proficient - Revises the definition of inclusion and the summary of the role collaboration with families and other educational professionals should play sections of the philosophy. The revision mostly incorporates the instructor’s feedback and includes evidence of new learning.

Basic - Minimally revise the definition of inclusion and the summary of the role collaboration with families and other educational professionals should play sections of the philosophy. The revision minimally incorporates the instructor’s feedback and includes some evidence of new learning.

Below Expectations - Attempts to revise the definition of inclusion and the summary of the role collaboration with families and other educational professionals should play sections of the philosophy; however, the revision does not incorporate the instructor’s feedback and include evidence of new learning.

Non-Performance - The revision of the definition of inclusion and the summary of the role collaboration with families and other educational professionals should play sections of the philosophy is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly synthesizes how evidence-based strategies, including Universal Design for Learning, support the needs of exceptional learners in inclusive environments. The synthesis is well-supported by scholarly sources.

Proficient - Synthesizes how evidence-based strategies, including Universal Design for Learning, support the needs of exceptional learners in inclusive environments. The synthesis is supported by scholarly sources but slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Partially synthesizes how evidence-based strategies, including Universal Design for Learning, support the needs of exceptional learners in inclusive environments. The synthesis is not sufficiently supported by scholarly sources and/or underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to synthesize how evidence-based strategies, including Universal Design for Learning, support the needs of exceptional learners in inclusive environments; however, the summary is not supported by scholarly sources and significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The synthesis of how evidence-based strategies, including Universal Design for Learning, support the needs of exceptional learners in inclusive environments is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly explains how to support children with specific delays, disorders, or disabilities. The explanation is well-supported by examples.

Proficient - Explains how to support children with specific delays, disorders, or disabilities. The explanation is supported by examples but slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Incompletely explains how to support children with specific delays, disorders, or disabilities. The explanation is somewhat supported by examples and/or underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain how to support children with specific delays, disorders, or disabilities; however, the explanation is not supported by examples and significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The explanation of how to support children with specific delays, disorders, or disabilities is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly describes how to uphold professional and ethical standards when supporting children with exceptionalities and their families. The description is well-supported by scholarly sources.

Proficient - Describes how to uphold professional and ethical standards when supporting children with exceptionalities and their families. The description is supported by scholarly sources but slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Briefly describes how to uphold professional and ethical standards when supporting children with exceptionalities and their families. The description is somewhat supported by scholarly sources and/or underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe how to uphold professional and ethical standards when supporting children with exceptionalities and their families; however, the description is not supported by scholarly sources and significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The description of how to uphold professional and ethical standards when supporting children with exceptionalities is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly incorporates the program specific requirement for the Week 5 assignment. This element is well-supported by scholarly sources.

Proficient - Incorporates the program specific requirement for the Week 5 assignment. This element is supported by scholarly sources but is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Briefly incorporates the program specific requirement for the Week 5 assignment. This element is somewhat supported by scholarly sources and/or is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to incorporate the program specific requirement for the Week 5 assignment; however, this element is not supported by scholarly sources and is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The incorporation the program specific requirement for the Week 5 assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Submits final assignment to ePortfolio.

Non-Performance - Does not submit final assignment to ePortfolio.

Distinguished - Uses appropriate, pertinent, and persuasive content to discover and develop sophisticated ideas within the context of the discipline, shaping the work as a whole.

Proficient - Uses appropriate and pertinent content to discover ideas within the context of the discipline, shaping the work as a whole.

Basic - Uses appropriate and pertinent content but does not apply it toward discovering or developing ideas. Overall, content assists in shaping the written work.

Below Expectations - Uses content, though it may be unrelated or inappropriate to the topic. Content does not contribute toward the development of the written work and may distract the reader from its purpose.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Demonstrates consistent use of reliable, appropriate sources and/or evidence to support ideas that are situated within the discipline and genre of the writing.

Proficient - Demonstrates mostly consistent use of reliable sources that are appropriate to the discipline and genre of the writing. Sources offer some support to the ideas in the writing. 

Basic - Demonstrates somewhat inconsistent use of sources that are mostly reliable to the discipline and genre of the writing. Sources offer little support to the ideas in the writing.

Below Expectations - Inconsistently utilizes sources and/or evidence that may be unrelated and offer little support to the ideas in the writing. 

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 - 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.