Essay 1 Marking rubric

HEA20006 Essay 1 Marking rubric

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Identify and describe relevant
Indigenous concepts of health
and wellbeing (10pts)
Concepts are not
identified and/or
well defined. There
may be some
inaccuracies in
content
Some basic concepts
are identified but
not defined well in
context
Some basic concepts
are identified and
described accurately
Specific concepts are
correctly identified
and accurately
defined
Specific concepts are
correctly identified,
accurately defined,
and placed within
the broader context
of Indigenous health
and wellbeing

Critically analyse health
promotion interventions and
policies intended to improve
Indigenous health and
wellbeing (10pts)
Does not identify or
lacks understanding
of relevant
interventions and/or
policies. There may
be some
inaccuracies in
content
Some basic
information on
interventions and
policies is included
but the specific
relevance to
Indigenous health
and wellbeing is
unclear
Some relevant
interventions and
policies are
accurately described
in context and there
is some evidence of
critical engagement
Specific
interventions and
policies of particular
relevance to
Indigenous health
and wellbeing are
described.
Descriptions are
consistently applied
and accurate
throughout the
essay. Interventions
and policies are
critically analysed
e.g. for strengths
and weaknesses
Specific
interventions and
policies of particular
relevance to
Indigenous health
and wellbeing are
described and used
consistently
throughout the
essay. In addition,
these interventions
and policies are
critically analysed
and placed within
the broader context
of culturally safe
practice

Engage with relevant data
regarding Indigenous health
and health promotion (10pts)
Relevant data on
health promotion
and/or Indigenous
health are absent
and/or their
relevance is unclear.
There may be some
inaccuracies in
content
Some health
promotion and
Indigenous health
data are introduced
but these are not
explained and/or
relevance is unclear
Some relevant
health promotion
and Indigenous
health data are
described accurately
in context.
Relevance to the
essay is clear
Specific and relevant
health promotion
and Indigenous
health data are
described accurately
in context. Data are
incorporated
effectively into the
essay to support
claims made
Specific and relevant
health promotion
and Indigenous
health data are
described accurately
in context. Data are
incorporated
effectively into the
essay to support
claims made. In
addition, there is
evidence of critical
engagement with
the quality of
sources and types of
data and the
potential for errors

High quality research and
evidence of engagement with
relevant scholarship (10pts)
There is a lack of
evidence of
engagement with
high quality, peer
reviewed scholarship
on the topic
Some good sources
have been consulted
but their use is often
limited to providing
definitions or basic
statistics, rather
than being
integrated into the
essay as a whole
Some high quality
sources have been
consulted and their
evidence integrated
meaningfully into
the essay. There
may still be some
unsubstantiated
claims present or
opportunities for
further research to
support claims made
Several high quality
sources have been
consulted and their
evidence integrated
meaningfully into
the essay. Claims are
substantiated by
evidence and
citations where
needed. A variety of
different
perspectives have
been included
Several high quality
sources have been
consulted and their
evidence integrated
meaningfully into
the essay. Claims are
substantiated by
evidence and
citations where
needed. A variety of
perspectives have
been included and
there is evidence of

critical engagement
and evaluation of
source material, for
example, through
identifying potential
sources of bias, etc.

Structure of essay flows in a
logical sequence (5pts)
The essay does not
follow a logical
sequence and may
be missing key
structural elements,
for example, an
introduction
The essay follows a
logical sequence and
contains all the key
structural elements,
however, it is quite
disjointed and does
not flow well
The essay follows a
logical sequence and
is easy to read. In
addition to
containing all the
key structural
elements, these are
linked together into
a coherent whole
The essay follows a
logical sequence and
is easy to read. The
key structural
elements are linked
together into a
coherent whole.
Editing is of high
standard. Sentences
demonstrate varied
length and grammar
and spelling are
accurate.
The essay follows a
logical sequence and
is easy to read. The
key structural
elements are linked
together into a
coherent whole.
Editing is of high
standard. Sentences
demonstrate varied
length and grammar
and spelling are
accurate. Language
used is appropriate
to the target
audience and
vocabulary is
accurate

Correct acknowledgement of
secondary sources (5pts)
Citations and/or
references are
missing and/or
inaccurate. Not all
secondary sources
Citations and/or
references are
included but some
are vague or contain
inaccuracies. Most
Citations and
references are
included for all
secondary sources
used. There may be
inaccuracies in
Citations and
references are
included for all
secondary sources
used. Citations and
references are well
Citations and
references are
included for all
secondary sources
used. Citations and
references are well

are correctly
acknowledged
secondary sources
are acknowledged
citation and/or
reference
formatting. There
may be some over
reliance on a few
sources
edited and
accurately
formatted. Various
sources are used to
achieve balance
edited and
accurately
formatted. The
references represent
a good sample of the
relevant scholarship
on the topic

50pts