Distinguished - Comprehensively analyzes the brain’s role in a process, disease, or disorder.

Proficient - Analyzes the brain’s role in a process, disease, or disorder. The analysis is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Minimally analyzes the brain’s role in a process, disease, or disorder. The analysis is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to analyze the brain’s role in a process, disease, or disorder; however, the analysis is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The analysis of the brain’s role in a process, disease, or disorder is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly examines the neurotransmitter systems and any other biological system that may be involved.

Proficient - Examines the neurotransmitter systems and any other biological system that may be involved. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally examines the neurotransmitter systems and any other biological system that may be involved. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to examine the neurotransmitter systems and any other biological system that may be involved; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The examination of the neurotransmitter systems and any other biological system that may be involved is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Clearly and accurately identifies any life-span implications, how the topic is studied, and the topic’s relevant history.

Proficient - Identifies any life-span implications, how the topic is studied, and the topic’s relevant history. Minor details are slightly unclear or inaccurate.

Basic - Vaguely identifies any life-span implications, how the topic is studied, and the topic’s relevant history. Relevant details are unclear and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to identify any life-span implications, how the topic is studied, and the topic’s relevant history; however, significant details are entirely unclear and inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The identification of any life-span implications, how the topic is studied, and the topic’s relevant history is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly describes key behaviors and symptoms involved in the brain process, disease, or disorder.

Proficient - Describes key behaviors and symptoms involved in the brain process, disease, or disorder. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally describes key behaviors and symptoms involved in the brain process, disease, or disorder. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe key behaviors and symptoms involved in the brain process, disease, or disorder; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The description of key behaviors and symptoms involved in the brain process, disease, or disorder is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Provides comprehensive speaker notes for each slide.

Proficient - Provides speaker notes for each slide. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Provides limited speaker notes for each slide. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to provide speaker notes for each slide; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The speaker notes are either nonexistent or lack 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 presentation, title and reference slides.

Proficient - Exhibits APA formatting throughout the presentation; however, the layout contains a few minor errors. 

Basic - Exhibits basic knowledge of APA formatting throughout the presentation. The 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, which provide compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference 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 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 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 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.