| Development of Strategies | Provides three or more well-developed, evidence-based strategies that address contracts, expectations, and feedback. | Provides three strategies with some evidence-based detail but lacks depth or specificity. | Provides fewer than three strategies or strategies lack clarity or connection to supervisory relationships. | Strategies are vague, unsupported by evidence, or irrelevant to the assignment objectives. | / 5 |
| Checklist Design | Checklist is comprehensive, actionable, and directly aligns with strategies; includes references to BACB tools. | Checklist is mostly complete, actionable, and somewhat aligned with strategies; limited BACB references. | Checklist lacks detail or alignment with strategies; minimal or no BACB references. | Checklist is missing or does not support strategies; no BACB references included. | / 5 |
| Use of BACB Resources | Effectively incorporates MVFs, FVFs, and contracts from BACB with clear connections to strategies. | Incorporates some BACB resources but connections to strategies are unclear or limited. | Mentions BACB resources but does not integrate them meaningfully into the strategies or checklist. | Does not reference or utilize BACB resources. | / 5 |
| Rationale and Justification | Provides clear, well-supported rationale using at least two peer-reviewed sources or BACB references. | Provides rationale supported by one peer-reviewed source or BACB reference but lacks depth. | Offers minimal or unclear rationale; lacks peer-reviewed sources or BACB references. | Does not provide rationale or supporting references. | / 5 |
| Clarity and Organization | Writing is clear, well-organized, and free of errors; APA formatting is correct throughout. | Writing is mostly clear and organized, with minor errors; APA formatting is mostly correct. | Writing lacks clarity or organization; multiple APA errors present. | Writing is unclear, disorganized, and contains significant errors in APA formatting. | / 5 |