The Health Belief Model and smoking cessation behaviours

Health Behaviour Change Theory Paper – Grading Rubric Content 7 - Understanding of theory is communicated clearly and thoroughly - Health topic is defined/explained - Health topic is connected to theory - Relevant research and examples are used to communicate findings - Thorough discussion of how theory applies to the topic, with illustrative examples - References are cited in APA format - Brief mention of flaws or critique of theory and/or comparison to other theories

(must be concise and only if other content covered)

Organization 7 - Introductory sentences/paragraph(s) clearly articulate what paper will be about - Theory is introduced early with explanation and appropriate references to set

foundation for further discussion of relevant research

- Theory and terms are defined and explained before applying them - Coherence in structure (organization is logical and ordered thoughtfully; research

is synthesized and not choppy or list-like)

- Writing is coherent and connects health topic with literature and theory in orderly flow, and easy to follow logic

Language & Style Use 6 - Title, identifying info is complete, correctly formatted - References structured and formatted in APA - Foundational article included and cited accurately - Minimum of 12 additional empirical (not review) articles (mostly recent) - Appropriate font, margins, spacing etc. - Sentence structure promotes flow and ease of reading - Writing is appropriate academic style (i.e., no slang, no jargon or undefined terms,

no contractions)

- All research is appropriately referenced with use of proper in-text citations and paraphrased (no quotes)

- Appropriate length; focussed and written concisely to cover all content (no rambling or ‘empty’ wording/phrases)