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Making a Poster

STEP 1: PLAN THE POSTER


Storyboard your concept by laying out all your content ideas (text, tables and photos) in a
rough draft. Determine what you want to say and in what sections. Create the content, for
later cutting and pasting.

Remember this: A poster is not a “manuscript on the wall."


Visitors to your poster do not want to read too much; they want to ‘get the story fast.’

Avoid making the poster too text-heavy. Ways to do this include:


 Use bullet lines
 Use as few words as possible to make the point
 Add images or graphs or tables
 Present the most important findings, not necessarily every finding.
 Don’t be too afraid of white spaces

Recommended Sections are these:


 Title/ Authors
 Abstract
 Introduction or Background
 Materials & Methods
 Results
 Discussion
 Conclusions or Future Directions
 References
 Acknowledgements

JUDGING CRITERIA FOR POSTERS:


Research Content (40%)
 Novel research project
 Significant impact of project
 Clear and sound methodology
 Quality and persuasiveness of any data

Poster Organization (30%)


 Neat, organized, and concise
 Well-written, proper grammar
 Clear definition of problem and solution
 Quality and relevance of figures

Communication Skills (30%)


 Student can clearly explain research to audience
 Ability to answer questions
 Ability to receive suggestions and criticism
TEMPLATE FOR POSTERS

EXAMPLE OF POSTER
Judging Form for Poster Presentations
Poster No: _________________ Student Name: _________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

PARTS LIST CONSTRUCTION


Y N Y N
1. TITLE/AUTHOR 1. CORRECT POSTER SIZE
2. ABSTRACT 2. BACKGROUND COLOR
3. INTRODUCTION 3. USE OF GRAPHIC COLORS
4. MATERIALS & METHODS 4. APPROPRIATE FONT SIZE
5. RESULTS 5. GRAPH AXIS LABELS
6. DISCUSSION 6. FIGURE & TABLE LEGENDS
7. BIBLIOGRAPHY 7. TABLES/FIGURES REF. IN TEXT
8. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 8. CORRECT GRAMMAR/SPELLING

PART 1. Quality of Presentation (1 = Poor ; 5 = Excellent)

1. [ 1 2 3 4 5 ] Was the Abstract well written and concise?


Comments:

2. [ 1 2 3 4 5 ] Were rationale/hypotheses for the project clearly stated?


Comments:

3. [ 1 2 3 4 5 ] Was the basic premise supported by adequate citation?


Comments:

4. [ 1 2 3 4 5 ] Was the balance between text/data appropriate?


Comments:

5. [ 1 2 3 4 5 ] Did the Methods section contain enough information to replicate the study
and mention controls?
Comments:

6. [ 1 2 3 4 5 ] Did the Results section contain adequate figures and tables?


Comments:

7. [ 1 2 3 4 5 ] Did the Results section contain appropriate sample statistics and trends in
the data?
Comments:

8. [ 1 2 3 4 5 ] Did the Discussion summarize results in the context of the Introduction?


Comments:

9. [ 1 2 3 4 5 ] Were the References in alphabetical order and a consistent format?


Comments:
PART 2. Research Merit. (1 = Poor ; 5 = Excellent)

10. [ 1 2 3 4 5 ] Were adequate data collected to support or reject the hypothesis/


rationale?
Comments:

11. [ 1 2 3 4 5 ] Does the research represent a significant contribution to new knowledge?


Comments:

PART 3. Interaction with student?  No  Yes. If yes,

1. [ 1 2 3 4 5 ] Rate the student’s ability to explain their project.

2. [ 1 2 3 4 5 ] Rate the student’s ability to explain their general topic.

COMMENTS FROM INTERVIEW (use back of sheet if necessary):

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