PSY 110HA Stress and Coping Project Guidelines and Rubric
You will create, manage, and apply a chosen coping or relaxation technique and keep a journal of your overall well-being. For two weeks straight, you will engage in a reliable technique (e.g., meditation) for 10- 15 minutes every day. Before each session, you will record your overall mood and stress using the Daily Stress and Coping Entry Form (available in Doc Sharing). You should have an entry form for each day. Before and after beginning the project, you will evaluate your overall mood. Write a general overview on the benefits of the stress management technique you used, the challenges you encountered in trying to utilize the technique, and whether you plan on using the learned technique in the future. Included in this paper should be a summary of results using a chart, graph, or other presentation of personal data. This report should be between two and three double-spaced pages using APA style formatting. Begin this project by Sunday of Module 3 and end by the Sunday of Module 5. The Stress and Coping project is due by the end of Module 6. Grading Rubric Rating Scale Exemplary: Corresponds to an A- to A (90-100%)
Proficient: Corresponds to B- to B+ (80-89%) Basic: Corresponds to C- to C+ (70-79%) Novice: Corresponds to D to D+ (60-69%) Not Attempted: Corresponds to an F (0-59%)
Elements
Criteria
Score
Not Attempted (Criterion is
missing or not in evidence).
0-14.99%
Novice (does not meet expectations;
performance is substandard).
15-17.49%
Basic (works towards
meeting expectations; performance
needs improvement). 17.5-19.99%
Proficient (meets
expectations; performance is satisfactory).
20-22.49%
Exemplary (exceeds
expectations; performance is outstanding).
22.5-25
Evidence of relaxation technique practiced (e.g., chart or summary of daily self-report). 25%
There was little or no evidence the project was completed.
The paper fails to address several days of project completion.
The paper addresses most of the project requirements.
The paper addresses the completion of the project, but not adequately.
The paper adequately identifies and explains the results of the relaxation technique in a clear, concise manner.
___/25
Length requiremen ts (at least two pages, APA). 25%
There was little or no evidence of an essay.
The paper is entirely too short.
The paper contains a great deal of “fluff” and still doesn’t meet the length requirements.
The paper is just a little on the short side and/or it meets the requirements only because it contains “fluff” that could use trimming.
The paper falls within the required length requirements without going over and without straying from the main topic.
___/25
Mechanics of writing. 25%
Little to no evidence of proper writing mechanics.
The grammar of the paper greatly impedes understanding of content; and/or the paper contains no citations.
The paper needs a good deal of improvement with respect to grammar, spelling, and/or style.
The paper is mostly free of errors with respect to grammar, spelling, and/or style, but needs some improvement in this area.
The paper is nearly perfect with respect to grammar, spelling, and style. ___/25
Application. 25%
The paper exhibits a complete lack of application of how the relaxation technique worked.
The paper exhibits very little application of how the technique worked.
The paper exhibits basic reflection on the use of relaxation techniques.
The paper exhibits sufficient application and reflection of the relaxation technique, but some improvement needed.
The paper does an excellent job demonstrating insight into how this technique may or may not work.
___/25
____/100