Distinguished - Provides a comprehensive purpose statement detailing the importance of positive parenting.

Proficient - Provides a purpose statement detailing the importance of positive parenting. Minor details are missing or incomplete.

Basic - Provides a purpose statement somewhat detailing the importance of positive parenting. Relevant details are missing, incomplete, or irrelevant.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provide a purpose statement detailing the importance of positive parenting; however, significant details are missing, incomplete, and irrelevant.

Non-Performance - The purpose statement detailing the importance of positive parenting is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively explains a definition of family and how this definition will allow family centered support. 

Proficient - Explains a definition of family and how this definition will allow family centered support. The explanation is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Briefly explains a definition of family and how this definition will allow family centered support. The explanation is underdeveloped. 

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain a definition of family and how this definition will allow family centered support; however, the explanation is significantly underdeveloped. 

Non-Performance - The explanation of a definition of family and how this definition will allow you to provide family centered support is either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively discusses at least two ways that parenting has changed. The discussion is well-supported by current research about parenting.

Proficient - Discusses at least two ways that parenting has changed. The discussion is supported by current research about parenting but is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Minimally discusses at least two ways that parenting has changed. The discussion is not sufficiently supported by current research about parenting or is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to discuss at least two ways that parenting has changed; however, the discussion is not supported by current research about parenting and/or is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The discussion of at least two ways that parenting has changed is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Provides an explicit, comprehensive explanation of the four different parenting styles, including several relevant details to support the explanation. 

Proficient - Provides an explanation of the four different parenting styles, including some relevant details to support the explanation. 

Basic - Provides a limited explanation of the four different parenting styles, using few relevant details to support the explanation. 

Below Expectations - Provides a minimal explanation of the four different parenting styles. No relevant details to support the explanation are included.

Non-Performance - The explanation of the four different parenting styles is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Clearly and comprehensively explains in detail the issue to be considered, delivering all relevant information necessary for a full understanding.

Proficient - Clearly explains in detail the issue to be considered, delivering enough relevant information for an adequate understanding.

Basic - Briefly recognizes the issue to be considered, delivering minimal information for a basic understanding.

Below Expectations - Briefly recognizes the issue to be considered, but may not deliver additional information necessary for a basic understanding.

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 very little support to the ideas in the writing.

Below Expectations - Inconsistently utilizes sources and/or evidence in the writing. Such sources/evidence may also be unrelated, offering no 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 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.

Distinguished - The assignment meets the specific length requirement stipulated in the assignment description.

Proficient - The assignment closely meets the length requirement stipulated in the assignment description.

Basic - The assignment meets over half of the length requirement stipulated in the assignment description.

Below Expectations - A fraction of the length requirement is completed.

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 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 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.