SMART goals

Five or more goals (two Long-Term and three Short-Term SMART goals) are provided in correct SMART format.

Four goals are provided in correct SMART format.

Three goals are provided in correct SMART format, or four goals are provided, but not all are in SMART format.

No SMART goals are provided.

The students provides a detailed plan for achieving all five goals and includes completion dates for each.

The student provides a general plan for achieving all five goals but some plans may lack detail or structure. Completion dates are included.

The student provides a generic or vague plan for achieving goals. There are few if any details. All five goals may not be provided. Completion dates may not be provided.

No goal plan is provided.

The student uses APA Style accurately and consistently. The assignment meets all formatting requirements (length and style). Punctuation, spelling, and capitalization are all correct. There are minimal to no errors.

The student uses APA Style, but there are with only 1–2 errors. The assignment meets most formatting requirements (length and style). Punctuation, spelling, and capitalization are generally correct with 3–4 errors.

The student reflects incomplete knowledge of APA Style with 5–6 errors. The assignment meets most formatting requirements (length and style). Errors in punctuation, spelling, and capitalization detract from the readability of the paper.

The student does not use APA Style, or there are pervasive errors throughout the paper. The assignment does not meet formatting requirements (length and style). There are many distracting errors in punctuation, spelling, and capitalization.