Distinguished - Thoroughly explains each quality in their own words.

Proficient - Explains each quality in their own words. Minor details are missing.

Basic -Minimally explains each quality in their own words. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain each quality in their own words; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The explanation of each quality in their own words is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Clearly and thoroughly demonstrates how they used each skill in their own experiences (personal or professional).

Proficient - Demonstrates how they used each skill in their own experiences (personal or professional). Minor details are missing or unclear.

Basic - Minimally demonstrates how they used each skill in their own experiences (personal or professional). Relevant details are missing and/or unclear.

Below Expectations - Attempts to demonstrate how they used each skill in their own experiences (personal or professional); however, significant details are missing and unclear.

Non-Performance - The demonstration of how they used each skill in their own experiences (personal or professional) is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly explains how they would use each quality in their health education career.

Proficient - Explains how they would use each quality in their health education career. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally explains how they would use each quality in their health education career. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain how they would use each quality in their health education career; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The explanation of how they would use each quality in their health education career is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Clearly and accurately identifies one additional quality not listed that is associated with leadership.

Proficient - Identifies one additional quality not listed that is associated with leadership. Minor details may be missing or inaccurate.

Basic - Vaguely identifies one additional quality not listed that is associated with leadership. Relevant details may be missing and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to identify one additional quality not listed that is associated with leadership; however, significant details may be missing and inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The identification of one additional quality not listed that is associated with leadership is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly explains how that additional quality would be used in a career.

Proficient - Explains how that additional quality would be used in a career. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally explains how that additional quality would be used in a career. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain how that additional quality would be used in a career; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The explanation of how that additional quality would be used in a career is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Creates new knowledge derived from a novel or unique idea, question, format, or product.

Proficient - Constructs an original idea, question, format, or product.

Basic - Attempts to construct an original or unique idea, question, format, or product.

Below Expectations - Reinvents available ideas.

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

Distinguished - Clearly and comprehensively explains the issue to be considered, delivering all relevant information necessary for a full understanding.

Proficient - Clearly explains the issue to be considered, delivering enough relevant information for an adequate understanding.

Basic - Briefly explains the issue to be considered, delivering minimal information for a basic understanding.

Below Expectations - Briefly explains the issue to be considered, but may not deliver additional information necessary for a basic understanding.

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.