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)