| Assessment Criteria |
Exceptional (100%) Outstanding or highest level of performance |
Exceeds (88%) Very good or high level of performance |
Meets (80%) Competent or satisfactory level of performance |
Needs Improvement (38%) Poor or failing level of performance |
Developing (0) Unsatisfactory level of performance |
| Content Possible Points = 107 Points |
| Introduction |
12 Points |
11 Points |
10 Points |
5 Points |
0 Points |
| Presentation of information is comprehensive and concise and includes all of the following elements: General statements on biasesGeneral statements on how biases influence interactions and affect outcomes nursing practice and professionIdentification of sections of the paper Support from scholarly literature |
Presentation of information is superficial and includes all of the following elements: General statements on biasesGeneral statements on how biases influence interactions and affect outcomes nursing practice and professionIdentification of sections of the paper Support from scholarly literature |
Presentation of information is minimally demonstratedand includes all of the following elements: General statements on biasesGeneral statements on how biases influence interactions and affect outcomes nursing practice and professionIdentification of sections of the paper Support from scholarly literature |
Presentation of information in one of the following elements fails to meet expectations or is missing the following: General statements on biasesGeneral statements on how biases influence interactions and affect outcomes nursing practice and professionIdentification of sections of the paper Support from scholarly literature |
Presentation of information in two or more of the following elements fail to meet expectations or are missing the following: General statements on biasesGeneral statements on how biases influence interactions and affect outcomes nursing practice and professionIdentification of sections of the paper Support from scholarly literature |
| Discussion of Bias (first person may be used) |
38 Points |
33 Points |
30 Points |
14 Points |
0 Points |
| Presentation of information is comprehensive and concise and includes all of the following elements: Identifies selected specialty trackDiscusses how biases can influence and affect outcomes in selected specialty area of professional practice Provides citations from scholarly nursing literature |
Presentation of information is superficial in places and includes all of the following elements: Identifies selected specialty trackDiscusses how biases can influence and affect outcomes in selected specialty area of professional practice Provides citations from scholarly nursing literature |
Presentation of information is minimally demonstrated and includes all of the following elements: Identifies selected specialty trackDiscusses how biases can influence and affect outcomes in selected specialty area of professional practice Provides citations from scholarly nursing literature |
Presentation of information in one of the following elements fails to meet expectations or is missing the following: Identifies selected specialty trackDiscusses how biases can influence and affect outcomes in selected specialty area of professional practiceProvides citations from scholarly nursing literature |
Presentation of information in two or more following elements fail to meet expectations or are missing the following: Identifies selected specialty trackDiscusses how biases can influence and affect outcomes in selected specialty area of professional practice Provides citations from scholarly nursing literature |
| Identification of Personal Bias (first person may be used) |
6 Points |
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4 Points |
2 Points |
0 Points |
| Presentation of information is comprehensive and concise and includes all of the following elements: Identifies one personal biasIdentifies if the bias is implicit or explicit in nature |
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Presentation of information is minimally demonstrated and includes all of the following elements: Identifies one personal biasIdentifies if the bias is implicit or explicit in nature |
Presentation of information in one of the following elements fails to meet expectations or is missing the following: Identifies one personal biasIdentifies if the bias is implicit or explicit in nature |
Presentation of information in both following elements fail to meet expectations or are missing the following: Personal bias is not identified. Nature of bias is not identified. |
| Strategy to Reduce Bias (first person may be used) |
19 Points |
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15 Points |
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0 Points |
| Presentation of information is comprehensive and concise: Develops one strategy to reduce bias |
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Presentation is minimally demonstrated: Develops one strategy to reduce bias |
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Presentation of information is missing: Strategy to reduce bias is not developed. |
| Self-Reflection (first person may be used) |
32 Points |
28 Points |
26 Points |
12 Points |
0 Points |
| Presentation of information is comprehensive and concise and includes all of the following elements: Summary regarding what was learned from completing this assessment Statements on how this assessment will change future professional practice |
Presentation of information is good but superficial in places and includes all of the following elements: Summary regarding what was learned from completing this assessment Statements on how this assessment will change future professional practice |
Presentation of information is minimally demonstrated in all of the following elements: Summary regarding what was learned from completing this assessment Statements on how this assessment will change future professional practice |
Presentation of information in one of the following elements fails to meet expectations or is missing the following: Summary regarding what was learned from completing this assessment Statements on how this assessment will change future professional practice |
Presentation of information in the following elements fail to meet expectations or are missing the following: Summary regarding what was learned from completing this assessment Statements on how this assessment will change future professional practice |
| Content Subtotal ___ /107 points |
| Format Possible Points = 18 Points |
| APA Format |
12 Points |
11 Points |
10 Points |
5 Points |
0 Points |
| APA guidelines, as per the current edition of the manual, are demonstrated for the title page; running head;body of paper (including citations and headings); andreference page. One deduction for each type of APA format error. 0 to 1 APA error is present |
APA guidelines, as per the current edition of the manual, are demonstrated for the title page; running head;body of paper (including citations and headings); andreference page. One deduction for each type of APA format error. 2–3 APA errors are present |
APA guidelines, as per the current edition of the manual, are demonstrated for the title page; running head;body of paper (including citations and headings); andreference page. One deduction for each type of APA format error. 4–5 APA errors are present |
APA guidelines, as per the current edition of the manual, are demonstrated for the title page; running head;body of paper (including citations and headings); andreference page. One deduction for each type of APA format error. 6–7 APA errors are present |
APA guidelines, as per the current edition of the manual, are demonstrated for the title page; running head;body of paper (including citations and headings); andreference page. One deduction for each type of APA format error. 8 or greater APA errors are present |
| References and Page Length Note: Students are to use at least two (2) scholarly references current within 5 years. The paper (excluding the title page and reference page) should be at least one but no more than two pages. |
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2 Point Deduction |
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Does not use at least two (2) current scholarly references and/or exceeds required page length. |
| Writing Mechanics |
6 Points |
5 Points |
4 Points |
2 Points |
0 Points |
| 1–2 errors or exceptions to the rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, punctuation, and other aspects of formal written work as found in the current edition of the APA manual. For this assignment, first person may be used. |
3–4 errors or exceptions to the rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, punctuation, and other aspects of formal written work as found in the current edition of the APA manual. For this assignment, first person may be used. |
5–6 errors or exceptions to the rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, punctuation, and other aspects of formal written work as found in the current edition of the APA manual. For this assignment, first person may be used. |
7–8 errors or exceptions to the rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, punctuation, and other aspects of formal written work as found in the current edition of the APA manual. For this assignment, first person may be used. |
9 or greater errors or exceptions to the rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, punctuation, and other aspects of formal written work as found in the current edition of the APA manual. For this assignment, first person may be used. |
| Format Subtotal ____/18 points |
| Total Points ____/125points |
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