HIGHER ORDER THINKING

Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Content

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Below Expectations

Not present

Content

81 to 88 Points

Superbly includes assignment parameters with adequate support from class content.

74 to 80 Points

Adequately includes assignment parameters with adequate support from class content.

67 to 73 Points

Includes most assignment parameters with some support from class content. Depth of content is marginal at the doctoral level of study.

1 to 66 Points

Assignment demonstrated deficits at the doctoral level of study

0 points

Not Present

Structure

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Below Expectations

Not present

Writing, Formatting, and Citation

34 to 37 Points

Student writing is exceptionally clear, persuasive and error free.

Ideas are fully supported and correctly cited using current APA formatting.

31 to 33 Points

Ideas are adequately presented; sentences are correctly constructed, and paragraphs are organized consistently with doctoral level writing.

Writing is largely free of grammar, punctuation, and other writing errors.

Contains any appropriate citations and APA formatting.

28 to 30 Points

Student’s writing deviates from the requirements in the “proficient” column in several ways.

1 to 27 Points

Student’s writing deviates from the requirements in the “proficient” column in numerous ways.

0 points

Not Present