Population Health and Emerging Disease

C1: Summative Assessment Rubric

Criteria Ratings

Writing

Mechanics

APA formatting

Sources

Introduction to

the Emerging

Health Issue

MASTERY

Only minimal spelling,

grammar, and/or punctuation

errors are present (1-2 errors).

The overall sentence structure

is well developed throughout,

and paragraphs are fully

developed with consistent

style and clear

PROFICIENT

Minor spelling, grammar,

and/or punctuation errors

present,and/or sentence

structure lacks minor

elements of professional

writing, and/or paragraphs

are consistently developed.

(3-4 errors)

MASTERY PROFICIENT

Citations, references, and

formatting follow APA

style guide, with only one

or two minor errors.

MASTERY

The use of sources was

consistent throughout the

document in all areas to

support claims and/or

statements in the artifact.

MASTERY

Citations, references, and

formatting follow APA style

guide, with more than 2

errors, but they are minor.

PROFICIENT

In most areas, sources were

consistently used throughout

the submission to support

claims and/or statements in

the artifact.

PROFICIENT

DEVELOPING

Minimal spelling, grammar,

and/or punctuation errors

present,and/or sentence

structure lacks elements of

professional writing, and/or

paragraphs are not

consistently developed. (5-7

errors)

DEVELOPING

APA style is demonstrated with

some consistency, but the majority

of the citation, references, and/or

formatting is not correct.

DEVELOPING

Sources were occasionally used to

support some claims and/or

statements in the artifact, but

statements were not consistently

supported with sources throughout.

DEVELOPING

EMERGING

Multiple spelling grammar

and/or punctuation errors

present and/or sentence

structure does not meet

professional writing

standards, and/or paragraphs

are minimally developed.

(more than 7-9 errors)

EMERGING

Formatting, citations, and/or

references, are attempted,

but do not follow APA style

guidelines consistently.

EMERGING

Minimal usage of sources

NOT EVIDENT

Significant spelling, grammar,

and/or punctuation errors

present,and/or sentence

structure does not meet

professional writing

standards, and/or paragraphs

are poorly developed. (10 or

more errors)

NOT EVIDENT

Formatting, citations, and

references are not included,

or do not follow

appropriate APA style

guide.

NOT EVIDENT

Sources were not used

present in the artifact, and/or to support major

the overall communication statements and/or

lacked appropriate research claims, where needed

support. in the artifact

EMERGING NOT EVIDENT

Clearly defines the issue with

comprehensive background

information; significance and impact

on population health are thoroughly

discussed; uses relevant

epidemiological data effectively.

Clearly defines the issue;

provides background

information; discusses

significance and impact on

population health; includes some

relevant epidemiological data.

Defines the issue; provides

limited background;

significance and impact are

somewhat unclear; minimal

use of epidemiological data.

Poorly defines the issue;

background information is

lacking; significance and

impact are not adequately

discussed; little to no data

used.

Fails to define the issue;

background information

is absent; no discussion

of significance or

impact; no data

presented.