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Your paper should include the following sections: 0-14 points 15-17 points 18-20 points Introduction Course LO: 1, 2, & 4-5 The Introduction either does not include or includes too few ideas from the course. The overview of issues in the identification/assessment of DD is insufficiently supported by the empirical literature or course text. And/or your description of why you selected the subjects (e.g., the particular type of professional, setting, disability, etc.) is lacking or superficial. The Introduction includes some ideas from the course and your research. The overview of issues in the identification/assessment of DD and your explanation for selecting the subjects (e.g., the particular type of professional, setting, disability, etc.) are adequately articulated. The Introduction includes many ideas presented in the course, your own research, and a thoughtful overview of the issues in the identification/assessment of DD including thoughtful reflection about why you selected the subjects (e.g., the particular type of professional, setting, disability, etc.). Body Course LO: 1, 2, & 4-5 Organization Your summary of the content of the interview is cursory, incomplete, and/or highly subjective. Your explanation of your evaluation of the  Professional’s work is limited or cursory. The paper reads more like a list of your own opinions with little to no support for your ideas from the research literature or course readings. Analysis and synthesis are lacking. No heading or subheading used to structure paper You provide an adequate summary of the content of the interview. You explain your evaluation of the Professional’s work by offering some support for your ideas from the research literature and course readings. Your analysis and synthesis are adequate. Headings and subheadings are used, but inconsi

stently or do not improve the flow of the paper You provide a concise, detailed and objective summary of the content of the interview. You thoughtfully evaluate the professional’s work and clearly articulate linkages between the work and your review of the research literature and course readings, including:  examination of both the strengths and challenges of the work, evaluation of the congruence of the work with what you learned in the course and through your research, proposal of feasible and creative solutions to challenges, and appraisal of multiple ways assessments effect decision-making for individuals with developmental disabilities. Heading and subheadings are used to organize the paper so that it has a clear and logical flow Conclusion Course LO: 1, 2, & 4-5 Your conclusions are sparse with less reflection on the personal meaning of what you learned.  Your conclusion offer little depth of thinking in the integration of material from your introduction and the body of the paper and/or do not reflect any integration. Your conclusions reflect your personal experience and what (content) you learned from the course, as well as adequate integration of material from your Introduction and the body of the paper. Your conclusion are thoughtful and reflective of your personal learning experience during the course, i.e. what you learned, what surprised you, intrigued you, etc. plus– Your conclusion reflect depth of thinking as you integrate material from your introduction and the body of the paper. References Syntax, Grammar, Spelling APA format with many errors; fewer than 4 scholarly references Multiple errors APA format with few or no errors; 4 or fewer scholarly references Several errors APA format without error; 5 or more scholarly references in addition to the assigned readings Few or no errors