Rubric

Accessing Information

Health Education Standard 2
Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid health information and health-promoting products and services.

Characteristics of Student Work
This skill category evaluates the students' ability to access valid health information and health-promoting products and services. The quality of student responses may vary from low, where student provides little or no evidence that appropriate sources of health information have been accessed, to high, where the student provides considerable evidence that she or he understands what considerations should apply when evaluating health information or selecting a health-related product or service.

Skill Cues

identifies or cites specific sources
evaluates validity of source
provides rationale for appropriateness of source
demonstrates ability to access appropriate community resources to meet specific needs
identifies the type of help available from source

Generic Skills Rubric

4	The response shows evidence of the ability to apply health skills; the response is complete and shows proficiency in the skills.
3	The response shows evidence of the ability to apply health skills; the response is mostly complete but may not be fully proficient.
2	The response shows some evidence of the ability to apply health skills; the response may have inaccuracies or be incomplete.
1	The response shows little or no evidence of the ability to apply health skills.