The Evidence Supporting Behavior

CRITERIA

NON-PERFORMANCE

BASIC

PROFICIENT

DISTINGUISHED

Describe an evidence-based intervention that serves the needs of low-income and racially diverse women. 25%

Does not describe an evidence-based intervention that serves the needs of low-income and racially diverse women.

Describes an evidence-based intervention that marginally serves the needs of low-income and racially diverse women because the description is unclear or incomplete.

Describes an evidence-based intervention that serves the needs of low-income and racially diverse women.

Describes an evidence-based intervention that serves the needs of low-income and racially diverse women and identifies criteria that could be used to evaluate the evidence.

Identify evidence-based interventions that have proven successful in increasing preventative health-care screenings. 25%

Does not identify evidence-based interventions that have proven to be successful in increasing preventative health-care screenings.

Identifies examples of evidence based research that support public health theories and models, but the examples are inappropriate or insufficient.

Identifies multiple examples of evidence based research that support public health theories and models.

Identifies multiple examples of evidence based research that support public health theories and models, and proposes criteria, based in the literature, for evaluating the evidence.

Support the selection of the best intervention for a public health issue with relevant public health theory or theories. 25%

Does not support the selection of the best intervention for a public health issue with relevant public health theory or theories.

Provides a rationale that supports a selection of the best intervention for a specific public health issue, but the rationale is unclear or inconclusive.

Provides a rationale that supports a selection of the best intervention for a specific public health issue.

Provides a rationale that supports a selection of the best intervention for a specific public health issue and identifies areas of uncertainty or knowledge gaps.

Create a document that is clearly written and generally free of grammatical errors. 15%

Does not create a document that is clearly written and generally free of grammatical errors.

Creates a document that is not clearly written or contains frequent grammatical errors.

Creates a document that is clearly written and generally free of grammatical errors.

Creates a document that is well organized, clearly written, and completely free of grammatical errors.

Apply the conventions of the APA style guide in written communications. 10%

Does not apply the conventions of the APA style guide in written communications.

Applies the conventions of the APA style guide in written communications, but the application is inconsistent, with frequent errors in form and style.

Applies the conventions of the APA style guide in written communications.

Applies the conventions of the APA style guide in written communications, free from all errors.