Paper

Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Content 70% (140 points)

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not present

Description of Chosen Culture

54 to 60 points

1. The student has researched the cultural group.

2. The student has described the cultural group.

3. The student sufficiently understands health determinants within the culture.

42 to 53 points

1. The student has a basic understanding of the culture.

2. The student has not investigated key features which might improve the ability to interact effectively with the cultural group.

1 to 41 points

The student has provided only a superficial discussion about the culture.

0 points

The requirements are missing.

Health Risks and Barriers

36 to 40 points

Excellent details and examples are provided. The two requirements are met.

1. The student has identified multiple health problems

2. The student has identified multiple barriers to healthcare delivery and provided clear linkage to the culture

28 to 35 points

The student has identified at least 2 problems but has not adequately linked these to cultural uniqueness

1 to 27 points

The student has identified 1 or no problems. Any discussion of problems lacks a linkage to culture

0 points

No effort has been made to identify a health problem or health barrier. Lacks a linkage to culture.

Cultural Biases

27 to 30 points

1. The student has identified cultural biases in healthcare decision making

2. The student provides ideas to overcome biases.

21 to 26 points

The student has identified potential biases, but has provided little or no direction to help overcome the biases

1 to 20 points

1. The student has made little attempt to identify cultural biases

2. The student has made little attempt to provide ideas to overcome the biases.

0 points

The student has made no attempt to identify cultural biases nor provide ideas to overcome the biases.

Bulleted Talking Paper

9 to 10 points

Single-page talking paper using single-line bullet statements to identify all major points within the paper is attached as an appendix

7 to 8 points

1. A talking paper is attached

2. A talking paper is too long, or too short.

3. A talking paper does not include bulleted statements.

1 to 6 points

1. A talking paper is missing critical points from the paper, or

2. A talking paper fails to meet the criteria for length or use of bullets.

0 points

A talking paper is not included.

Structure 30% (60 points)

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not present

Grammar and Spelling

18 to 20 points

Correct spelling and grammar are used throughout the essay. There are 0–2 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

14 to 17 points

There are 3–5 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

1 to 13 points

There are 6–10 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

0 points

There are more than 10 errors in the grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

References and AMA Format.

18 to 20 points

There are 0–1 minor errors in AMA format in the required items: title page, font type and size, line spacing, headings, citations, and references.

At least 5 scholarly references are cited. Each reference is included in the reference section of the student paper.

14 to 17 points

There are 2–3 minor errors in AMA format in the required items.

The student has provided at least 5 professional sources

1 to 13 points

There are more than 3 errors in AMA format in the required items.

5 points should be deducted for each missing reference. Similarly, the student will not receive credit for use of a non-scholarly source.

0 points

A title page is not present and/or there are more than 5 errors in AMA format in the required items.

Page Length

18 to 20 points

7–10 pages of concise narrative

14 to 17 points

The paper barely reaches the minimum (7 pages) paper length and skips over critical subject material, or is clearly filled with redundant or extraneous verbiage

1 to 13 points

1-6 pages.

0 points

There is less than 1 page.