Distinguished - Thoroughly explains each of the four components of exercise training. Scholarly resources are fully utilized.

Proficient - Explains the four components of exercise training. Resources are utilized but some may not be scholarly, or minor details are missing.

Basic -Minimally explains the four components of exercise training. Resources are somewhat utilized but some are not scholarly and/or relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain the four components of exercise training but relevant details are missing; however, scholarly resources are not utilized and significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The explanation of the four components of exercise training is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively analyzes the importance of dietary choices related to exercise performance and the role and function of Micro and macronutrients.

Proficient - Analyzes the importance of dietary choices related to exercise performance and the role and function of Micro and macronutrients. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Minimally analyzes the importance of dietary choices related to exercise performance and the role and function of Micro and macronutrients. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to analyze the importance of dietary choices related to exercise performance and the role and function of Micro and macronutrients; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The analysis of the importance of dietary choices related to exercise performance and the role and function of Micro and macronutrients is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly analyzes how energy transfer occurs in the human body during aerobic exercise.

Proficient - Analyzes how energy transfer occurs in the human body during aerobic exercise. The analysis is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Partially analyzes how energy transfer occurs in the human body during aerobic exercise. The analysis is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to analyze how energy transfer occurs in the human body during aerobic exercise; however, the analysis is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The analysis how energy transfer occurs in the human body during aerobic exercise is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Thoroughly explains Jon’s acute and chronic physiological responses that will occur in the cardiovascular, pulmonary and neuromuscular System.

Proficient - Explains Jon’s acute and chronic physiological responses that will occur in the cardiovascular, pulmonary and neuromuscular System. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Partially explains Jon’s acute and chronic physiological responses that will occur in the cardiovascular, pulmonary and neuromuscular System. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain Jon’s acute and chronic physiological responses that will occur in the cardiovascular, pulmonary, and neuromuscular System; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - The explanation on the acute and chronic physiological responses that will occur in the cardiovascular, pulmonary, and neuromuscular System is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively analyzes adaptations that occur in the cardiovascular and respiratory systems with aerobic training.

Proficient - Analyzes adaptations that occur in the cardiovascular and respiratory systems with aerobic training. The analysis is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Partially analyzes adaptations that occur in the cardiovascular and respiratory systems with aerobic training. The analysis is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to analyze adaptations that occur in the cardiovascular and respiratory systems with aerobic training; however, the analysis is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The analysis on the adaptations that occur in the cardiovascular and respiratory systems with aerobic training is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Comprehensively analyzes adaptations that occur in the body with resistance training.

Proficient - Analyzes adaptations that occur in the body with resistance training, The analysis is slightly underdeveloped.

Basic - Partially analyzes adaptations that occur in the body with resistance training. The analysis is underdeveloped.

Below Expectations - Attempts to analyze adaptations that occur in the body with resistance training; however, the analysis is significantly underdeveloped.

Non-Performance - The analysis on the adaptations that occur in the body with resistance training is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.

Distinguished - Completely explains how regular exercise can decrease Jon’s risk of morbidity and mortality.

Proficient - Explains how regular exercise can decrease Jon’s risk of morbidity and mortality. Minor details are missing.

Basic - Partially explains how regular exercise can decrease Jon’s risk of morbidity and mortality. Relevant details are missing.

Below Expectations - Attempts to explain how regular exercise can decrease Jon’s risk of morbidity and mortality; however, significant details are missing.

Non-Performance - Attempts to explain how regular exercise can decrease Jon’s risk of morbidity and mortality; however, significant details are missing.

Distinguished - Demonstrates consistent use of reliable, appropriate sources and/or evidence to support ideas that are situated within the discipline and genre of the writing.

Proficient - Demonstrates mostly consistent use of reliable sources that are appropriate to the discipline and genre of the writing. Sources offer some support to the ideas in the writing. 

Basic - Demonstrates somewhat inconsistent use of sources that are mostly reliable to the discipline and genre of the writing. Sources offer little support to the ideas in the writing.

Below Expectations - Inconsistently utilizes sources and/or evidence that may be unrelated and offer little support to the ideas in the writing. 

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 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.