Rubric Details
Criteria 1, 2, 3
23% of total grade
- Mastery: Advanced or exceeds achievement
Addresses criteria correctly with thorough development of the topic. Gives clinical examples. Includes research in the answer.
14.72
Proficiency: Clear/effective achievement
Addresses criteria correctly. Demonstrates solid understanding of the topic. Gives examples without research.
13.69
Competence: Adequate/basic achievement
Addresses criteria correctly. Demonstrates basic understanding of the topic.
12.36
Emerging: Limited or growing achievement
Addresses criteria incorrectly.
9.57
Criteria 4, 5, 6
15% of total grade
Mastery: Advanced or exceeds achievement
Addresses criteria correctly with thorough development of the topic. Gives clinical examples. Includes research in the answer.
9.6
Proficiency: Clear/effective achievement
Addresses criteria correctly. Demonstrates solid understanding of the topic. Gives examples without research.
8.93
Competence: Adequate/basic achievement
Addresses criteria correctly. Demonstrates basic understanding of the topic.
8.06
Emerging: Limited or growing achievement
Addresses criteria incorrectly.
6
· Criteria 7, 8, 9
31% of total grade
Mastery: Advanced or exceeds achievement
Addresses criteria correctly with thorough development of the topic. Gives clinical examples. Includes research in the answer.
19.84
Proficiency: Clear/effective achievement
Addresses criteria correctly. Demonstrates solid understanding of the topic. Gives examples without research.
18.45
Competence: Adequate/basic achievement
Addresses criteria correctly. Demonstrates basic understanding of the topic.
16.67
Emerging: Limited or growing achievement
Addresses criteria incorrectly.
12.9
· Tone
15% of total grade
Mastery: Advanced or exceeds achievement
Uses consistent professional tone with excellent use of medical terminology.
9.6
Proficiency: Clear/effective achievement
Tone is professional. Good use of medical terminology.
8.93
Competence: Adequate/basic achievement
Tone is professional. Inconsistent use of medical terminology.
8.06
Emerging: Limited or growing achievement
Tone is consistently unprofessional with poor use of medical terminology.
6.24
· Spelling and Grammar
9% of total grade
Mastery: Advanced or exceeds achievement
Demonstrates an exemplary application of spelling and grammar.
5.76
Proficiency: Clear/effective achievement
Displays proper grammar application and writing contains minimal to no spelling errors. May contain rare improper uses of words (ex., their vs. there), a misplaced modifier, or a run-on sentence, but does not detract from the overall understanding of the sentence and/or paragraph.
5.36
Competence: Adequate/basic achievement
Spelling and grammar errors occur but are inconsistent. Paragraphs and sentences are coherent but may exhibit spelling errors, run-on’s or fragments, and/or improper verb tense usage.
4.84
Emerging: Limited or growing achievement
Spelling and grammar contain substantial errors that makes sentences and/or paragraphs incoherent.
3.74
· APA Style
7% of total grade
Mastery: Advanced or exceeds achievement
APA citations are free of style and formatting errors.
4.48
Proficiency: Clear/effective achievement
Errors in APA citations are less noticeable and do not detract from the ability to locate the original source (for example, a missing or misused comma or period, missing parentheses, author name not properly abbreviated, indentation is misaligned).
4.17
Competence: Adequate/basic achievement
Errors in APA citations are noticeable and may detract from the ability to locate the original source (for example, no title provided, year of publication is missing, no punctuation).
3.76
Emerging: Limited or growing achievement
Citations do not follow APA Style. Quotations, paraphrases, and summaries are not cited, or there is no attempt to cite them using APA style.
2.91
