Distinguished - Thoroughly discusses the historical and future trends that impact the need for health education, three or more major historical events that shaped the field, and the evolution of the main focus of health education.

Proficient - Discusses historical and future trends of health education, three the historical events that shaped the field, and the evolution of the main focus of health education. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Partially discusses historical and future trends of health education, three the historical events that shaped the field, and the evolution of the main focus of health education. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to discuss historical and future trends of health education; however, the discussion does not include major historical events and/or the evolution of the main focus of health education and significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The discussion of the historical and future trends of health education is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly examines the health education profession and clearly explains the roles, responsibilities, and professional resources and provides detailed information regarding the certification process and target audiences of health education.

Proficient - Examines the health education profession and explains the roles, responsibilities, and professional resources and provides detailed information regarding the certification process and target audiences of health education. Minor details are missing or unclear.

Basic - Minimally examines the health education profession and vaguely explains the roles, responsibilities, and professional resources and provides detailed information regarding the certification process and target audiences of health education. Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to examine the health education profession and explain the roles, responsibilities, and professional resources and provides detailed information regarding the certification process and target audiences of health education; however, significant details are missing and unclear.

Non-Performance - The examination of the roles, responsibilities, and professional resources of health education specialists is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly describes three health education settings and provides details regarding their similarities, differences, and additional skills that may be required for each setting.

Proficient - Describes three health education settings and provides details regarding their similarities, differences, and additional skills that may be required for each setting. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Partially describes three health education settings and provides details regarding their similarities, differences, and additional skills that may be required for each setting. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe three health education settings and provides details regarding their similarities, differences, and additional skills that may be required for each setting; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The description of three health education settings is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively evaluates the HIV Prevention Program by answering each of the guiding questions relating to the purpose, target audience, stakeholders, and information provided by the website and the reliability of the information.

Proficient - Evaluates the HIV Prevention Program by answering most of the guiding questions relating to the purpose, target audience, stakeholders, and information provided by the website and the reliability of the information. Minor details are missing or inaccurate.

Basic - Minimally valuates the HIV Prevention Program by answering some of the guiding questions relating to the purpose, target audience, stakeholders, and information provided by the website and the reliability of the information. Relevant details are missing and/ or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to evaluate the HIV Prevention Program by answering each of the guiding questions relating to the purpose, target audience, stakeholders, and information provided by the website and the reliability of the information; however, does not answer several of the questions and significant details are missing and inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The evaluation of the HIV Prevention Program is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Successfully applies technological strategies to create a health education website that meets or exceeds the criteria for length, background information, tips, links, and multimedia.

Proficient - Applies technological strategies to create a health education website that meets the criteria for length, background information, tips, links, and multimedia. Some minor details are missing.

Basic -Adequately applies technological strategies to create a health education website that meets most of the criteria for length, background information, tips, links, and multimedia. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to apply technological strategies to create a health education website; however, does not meet most of the criteria for length, background information, tips, links, and multimedia and significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The application of technological strategies to create a health education website is lacking. The criteria for length, background information, tips, links, and multimedia were not followed.

Distinguished - Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors and is very easy to understand.

Proficient - Displays comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains only a few minor errors and is mostly easy to understand.

Basic - Displays basic comprehension of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains a few errors which may slightly distract the reader.

Below Expectations - Fails to display basic comprehension of syntax or mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains major errors which distract the reader.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title page, and reference page.

Proficient - Exhibits APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout contains a few minor errors. 

Basic - Exhibits limited knowledge of APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout does not meet all APA requirements. 

Below Expectations - Fails to exhibit basic knowledge of APA formatting. There are frequent errors, making the layout difficult to distinguish as APA.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - The length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Proficient - The length of the paper is nearly equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages. 

Basic - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least three quarters of the required number of correctly formatted pages.

Below Expectations - The length of the paper is equivalent to at least one half of the required number of correctly formatted pages.   

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.

Distinguished - Uses more than the required number of scholarly sources, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Proficient - Uses the required number of scholarly sources to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

Basic - Uses less than the required number of sources to support ideas. Some sources may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are used within the body of the assignment. Citations may not be formatted correctly.

Below Expectations - Uses an inadequate number of sources that provide little or no support for ideas. Sources used may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are not used within the body of the assignment. Citations are not formatted correctly.

Non-Performance - The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.