| Exceptional 90–100% | Good 80–89% | Fair/Adequate 70–79% | Limited 60–69% | Poor/Unacceptable 0–59% | PTs. |
Attention to instructions and assignment | Follows and exceeds expectations noted in instructions | Follows instructions | Follows some but not all instructions | Gestures toward instructions, but demonstrates little comprehension or competency | Disregards instructions | |
Creative thought/analysis | Demonstrates a high degree of originality, insight, and/or analysis | Shows some originality, insight, and/or analysis | Shows minimally acceptable originality, insight, and/or analysis | Demonstrates very little creative thought or insight; consists mostly of second-hand ideas | Shows no original thought; all second-hand ideas | |
Adherence to APA style (6th edition) | No APA style errors | No more than three APA style errors | Four or five APA style errors | Six or more APA style errors | No attempt at APA style | |
Development and support | Thoroughly and insightfully explores, explains, and supports each idea | Develops and supports key points | Does not consistently develop and support ideas | Inadequately or ineffectively explains and defends ideas | Makes no meaningful attempt to explain or support ideas | |
Use of sources, including appropriate guidelines | Demonstrates comprehension of all source material; integrates sources appropriately and effectively | Most source material is appropriate, but some is not fully explained or integrated into the paper | Source material is not consistently appropriate or integrated into the paper | Source material is rarely appropriate and/or rarely integrated into the paper | No source material used | |
Clarity, including grammar | Difficult material is made clear and presented in academic language | Most ideas are presented clearly, but sometimes too simplistically | Wordy; some points require rereading to understand fully | Unclear and difficult to understand | Extremely difficult to comprehend | |