Capstone Literature Template Scoring Guide

Percentage of Course Grade: 20%.

CRITERIA	NON-PERFORMANCE	BASIC	PROFICIENT	DISTINGUISHED
Highlight current evidence to support the existence of a problem. 25%	Does not highlight current evidence to support the nature and extent of the problem.	Provides a basic highlight of current evidence to support the nature and extent of the problem. Evidence can be in the form of narrative from current literature or current statistics.	Provides a proficient highlight of current evidence to support the nature and extent of the problem. Evidence can be in the form of narrative from current literature or current statistics.	Provides a distinguished highlight of current evidence to support the nature and extent of the problem. Evidence can be in the form of narrative from current literature or current statistics.
Describe evidence to support the gap in practice. 25%	Does not describe either what is known relative to the problem driving the need for a project or what is not yet known, or both.	Provides a basic description of either what is known relative to the problem driving the need for a project or what is not yet known, or both.	Provides a proficient description of either what is known relative to the problem driving the need for a project or what is not yet known, or both.	Provides a distinguished description of either what is known relative to the problem driving the need for a project or what is not yet known, or both.
Describe evidence to support the need for a project. 25%	Does not describe how the article findings may be used to justify the need for the project.	Provides a basic description of how the article findings may be used to justify the need for the project.	Provides a proficient description of how the article findings may be used to justify the need for the project.	Provides a distinguished description of how the article findings may be used to justify the need for the project.
Self-assess the completeness of the matrix for: (a) balance of scholar and practitioner articles; (b) currency of articles; and (c) details of individual article summaries. 10%	Does not self-assess the completeness of the matrix for: (a) balance of scholar and practitioner articles; (b) currency of articles; and (c) details of individual article summaries.	Provides a basic self-assessment of the completeness of the matrix for quality of evidence to support: (1) the existence of a problem; (2) a gap in practice; and (3) the need for a project.	Provides a proficient self-assessment of the completeness of the matrix for quality of evidence to support: (1) the existence of a problem; (2) a gap in practice; and (3) the need for a project.	Provides a distinguished self-assessment of the completeness of the matrix for quality of evidence to support: (1) the existence of a problem; (2) a gap in practice; and (3) the need for a project.
Self-assess the completeness of the matrix for quality of evidence to support: (1) the existence of a problem; (2) a gap in practice; and (3) the need for a project. 10%	Does not self-assess the completeness of the matrix for quality of evidence to support: (1) the existence of a problem; (2) a gap in practice; and (3) the need for a project.	Provides a basic self-assessment of the completeness of the matrix for quality of evidence to support: (1) the existence of a problem; (2) a gap in practice; and (3) the need for a project.	Provides a proficient self-assessment of the completeness of the matrix for quality of evidence to support: (1) the existence of a problem; (2) a gap in practice; and (3) the need for a project.	Provides a distinguished self-assessment of the completeness of the matrix for quality of evidence to support: (1) the existence of a problem; (2) a gap in practice; and (3) the need for a project.
Communicate effectively and comply with APA formatting guidelines throughout. 5%	Does not communicate effectively nor comply with APA formatting guidelines throughout	Communicates and complies with APA formatting guidelines throughout at a basic level.	Communicates effectively and complies with APA formatting guidelines throughout at a proficient level.	Communicates effectively and complies with APA formatting guidelines throughout at a distinguished level.