Distinguished - Thoroughly applies developmental research to a population or scenario in the age group or developmental stage selected.

Proficient - Applies developmental research to a population or scenario in the age group or developmental stage selected. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally applies developmental research to a population or scenario in the age group or developmental stage selected. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to apply developmental research to a population or scenario in the age group or developmental stage selected; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The application of developmental research to a population or scenario in the age group or developmental stage selected is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Clearly and accurately identifies key developmental areas relevant to the stage of life and scenario.

Proficient - Identifies key developmental areas relevant to the stage of life and scenario. Minor details are slightly unclear or inaccurate.

Basic - Vaguely identifies key developmental areas relevant to the stage of life and scenario. Relevant details are unclear and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to identify key developmental areas relevant to the stage of life and scenario; however, significant details are entirely unclear and inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The identification of key developmental areas relevant to the stage of life and scenario is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Compiles thorough, accurate, and practical strategies, activities, and resources that can support development in key areas.

Proficient - Compiles practical strategies, activities, and resources that can support development in key areas. Minor details are missing, inaccurate, or slightly unclear.

Basic - Compiles limited strategies, activities, and resources that can support development in key areas. Relevant details are missing, inaccurate, unclear, and/or impractical.

Below Expectations - Attempts to compile practical strategies, activities, and resources that can support development in key areas; however, significant details are missing, unclear, inaccurate, and impractical.

Non-Performance - The compilation of practical strategies, activities, and resources that can support development in key areas is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively explains how the strategies and activities relate to developmental theories discussed in the course.

Proficient - Explains how the strategies and activities relate to developmental theories discussed in the course. The explanation is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Minimally explains how the strategies and activities relate to developmental theories discussed in the course. The explanation is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain how the strategies and activities relate to developmental theories discussed in the course; however, the explanation is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The explanation of how the strategies and activities relate to developmental theories discussed in the course is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Creates a thorough, accurate, user-friendly guide that organizes information clearly, with at least four developmental sections and a reflection.

Proficient - Creates a user-friendly guide that organizes information, with at least four developmental sections and a reflection. Minor details are missing, slightly unclear, or inaccurate.

Basic - Creates a limited user-friendly guide that organizes information, with at least four developmental sections and a reflection. Relevant details are missing, unclear, and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to create a user-friendly guide that organizes information, with at least three developmental sections and a reflection; however, significant details are missing, unclear, and inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The user-friendly guide that organizes information, with at least four developmental sections and a reflection 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/presentation, title page/slide, and reference page/slide.

Proficient - Exhibits APA formatting throughout the paper/presentation. However, layout contains a few minor errors.

Basic - Exhibits limited knowledge of APA formatting throughout the paper/presentation. 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 presentation is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted slides. 

Proficient - The length of the presentation is nearly equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted slides. 

Basic - The length of the presentation is equivalent to at least three quarters of the required number of correctly formatted slides.

Below Expectations - The length of the presentation is equivalent to at least one half of the required number of correctly formatted slides.

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/slide 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/slide 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/slide 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/slide 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.