Evaluation & Judging
Students who present posters in the Student Competition will be evaluated in the following areas:
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Content (Scientific, Outreach, Extension, and/or Education)- 60%
- Abstract
- Abstract is informative, well written (5 points)
- Presentations correlates with abstract (5 points)
- Content
- Introduction & background with pertinent literature cited (10 points)
- Objectives clearly stated & concise (10 points)
- Materials & methods (study/*course design) clear & concise (10 points)
- Results & discussion clear, concise, & accurate/*Addresses needs of target audience (10 points)
- Significance of results to field of study (10 points)
- Abstract
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Poster Display - 40%
- Organization
- Logical order, minimum redundancy (5 points)
- Effective use of space; smooth transitions between sections (5 points)
- Text, Figures, Tables
- Legible with large fonts, color contrast, no conflicting backgrounds (10 points)
- Text with no grammatical errors; not excessively wordy (10 points)
- Effective use of figures and/or tables; coordinated with text (10 points)
- Organization
Note: * indicates consideration for extension, outreach, and education presentations