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

Proficient - Discusses historical and future trends of health education, and three historic events; however, the description of the historical events that shaped the field and/or the evolution of the main focus of health education lack minor details.

Basic - Discusses historical and future trends of health education, and three historic events; however, the description of the historical events that shaped the field and/or the evolution of the main focus of health education lack many details.

Below Expectations - Attempts to discuss historical and future trends of health education, but the discussion does not include major historical events and/or the evolution of the main focus of health education.

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.  Provides detailed information regarding the certification process and target audiences of health education.

Proficient - Examines the roles, responsibilities, and professional resources of health education specialists and addresses each component of the assignment instructions, but minor details are missing.

Basic - Examines the roles, responsibilities, and professional resources of health education specialists and addresses each component of the assignment instructions, but major details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to examine the roles, responsibilities, and professional resources of health education specialists, but does not address all components described in the assignment instructions.

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 and differences, as well as additional skills that may be required for each setting.

Proficient - Describes three health education settings, their similarities and differences, and the required skill sets that may be required for each setting, but minor details are missing.

Basic - Describes three health education settings, their similarities and differences, and the required skill sets that may be required for each setting, but major details are missing and/or are inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to describe three health education settings and the required skill sets that may be required for each setting, but does not provide supporting information.

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. Thoughtfully evaluates the reliability of the information.

Proficient - Evaluates the HIV Prevention Program by answering each of the questions within the assignment instructions; however, minor details are missing.

Basic - Evaluates the HIV Prevention Program by answering each of the questions within the assignment instructions; however, major details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to evaluate the HIV Prevention Program, but incorrectly answers some of the questions and/or does not answer all of the questions within the assignment instructions.

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, but does not meet most of the criteria for length, background information, tips, links, and multimedia.

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 - Conclusions and related outcomes are logical and clearly reflect student’s informed evaluation and ability to place evidence and perspectives discussed in priority order.

Proficient - Conclusions and related outcomes are logical and reflect student’s informed evaluation and ability to place evidence and perspectives discussed in priority order.

Basic - Conclusions and related outcomes are identified and minimally reflect student’s informed evaluation and ability to place evidence and perspectives discussed in priority order.

Below Expectations - Conclusions and related outcomes are not logical or reflective of student’s informed evaluation and ability to place evidence and perspectives discussed in priority order.

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

Distinguished - Utilizes a format, language, or graph (or other visual representation) in ways that enhance comprehension, while making clear the interdependence of language and meaning, thought, and expression.

Proficient - Utilizes a format, language, or graph (or other visual representation) to correlate content and form, demonstrating awareness of purpose and audience.

Basic - Utilizing a format, language, or graph (or other visual representation) that correlates in a basic way what is being communicated.

Below Expectations - Utilizes a format, language, or graph (or other visual representation) in appropriate forms, although attempts may be incomplete.

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

Distinguished - Renovates ideas or solutions into entirely new forms.

Proficient - Conceives ideas or solutions into a coherent whole.

Basic - Associates ideas or solutions in novel ways.

Below Expectations - Recognizes existing connections among ideas or solutions.

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

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 basic 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 paper meets the specific page requirement stipulated in the assignment description.

Proficient - The paper closely meets the page requirement stipulated in the assignment description.

Basic - The paper meets over half of the page requirement stipulated in the assignment description.

Below Expectations - A fraction of the page requirement is completed.

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 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 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.

Distinguished - Paper is logically organized with a well-written introduction and the conclusion reaffirms the thesis.

Proficient - Paper is logically organized with an introduction and  the conclusion reaffirms the thesis. One of these requires improvement.

Basic - Paper is organized with an introduction and the conclusion vaguly reaffirms thesis. One or more of the introduction and/or conclusion require improvement.

Below Expectations - Paper is loosely organized with an introduction and conclusion. The introduction and/or conclusion require much improvement.

Non-Performance - The introduction and conclusion are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Properly employs all existing conventions for the specific type of assignment (e.g., lab report, academic paper, personal essay, etc.), as well as for the specific academic field (e.g., science, business, English, etc.).

Proficient - Properly employs most of the existing conventions for the specific type of assignment, as well as for the specific academic field.

Basic - Employs some existing conventions for the specific type of assignment, as well as for the specific type of academic field.

Below Expectations - Employs very few of the existing conventions for the specific type of assignment, as well as for the specific type of academic field.

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