Distinguished -Selects a model and comprehensively explains how the TTM or HMB can be used to explain the individuals’ response to chronic illness. Fully utilizes relevant references from research.

Proficient - Selects a model and explains how the TTM or HMB can be used to explain the individuals’ response to chronic illness. Utilizes mostly relevant references from research. Minor details are missing or inaccurate.

Basic - Selects a model and partially explains how the TTM or HMB can be used to explain the individuals’ response to chronic illness. Minimally utilizes somewhat relevant references from research. Relevant details are missing and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Selects a model and attempts to explain how the TTM or HMB can be used to explain the individuals’ response to chronic illness; however, does not utilize relevant references from research and significant details are missing or inaccurate.

Non-Performance - The selection of the model and explanation are either nonexistent or lack the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively analyzes the impact of chronic illness on friends and families, coping strategies used in chronic illness, social and psychological factors involved in the illness experience, long-term social and psychological implications of chronic illness, and therapeutic interventions based on the model. Fully utilizes relevant references from research.

Proficient - Analyzes the impact of chronic illness on friends and families, coping strategies used in chronic illness, social and psychological factors involved in the illness experience, long-term social and psychological implications of chronic illness, and therapeutic interventions based on the model. The analysis of one of the factors is slightly underdeveloped. Utilizes mostly relevant references from research.

Basic - (Comprehensively analyzes the impact of chronic illness on friends and families, coping strategies used in chronic illness, social and psychological factors involved in the illness experience, long-term social and psychological implications of chronic illness, and therapeutic interventions based on the model. The analysis of some of the factors is underdeveloped. Minimally utilizes somewhat relevant references from research.

Below Expectations -Attempts to analyze the impact of chronic illness on friends and families, coping strategies used in chronic illness, social and psychological factors involved in the illness experience, long-term social and psychological implications of chronic illness, and therapeutic interventions based on the model; however, does not utilize relevant references from research, or the analysis of several of the factors is underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The analysis of the impact of chronic illness is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly summarizes how the TTM or HBM explains the individual’s approach to illness and behavior change.

Proficient -Summarizes how the TTM or HBM explains the individual’s approach to illness and behavior change. The summary is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Partially summarizes how the TTM or HBM explains the individual’s approach to illness and behavior change. The summary is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to summarize how the TTM or HBM explains the individual’s approach to illness and behavior change; However, the summary is significantly underdeveloped.

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

Distinguished - Thoroughly and accurately completes the TTM table or the HBM table focusing on the diabetic individual’s adherence to self-care recommendations.

Proficient - Completes the TTM table or the HBM table focusing on the diabetic individual’s adherence to self-care recommendations. Minor details are missing or inaccurate.

Basic - Partially completes the TTM table or the HBM table focusing on the diabetic individual’s adherence to self-care recommendations. Relevant details are missing and/or inaccurate.

Below Expectations - Attempts to complete the TTM table or the HBM table focusing on the diabetic individual’s adherence to self-care recommendations; however, significant details are missing and inaccurate.

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