Evaluation Incomplete

Poster Presentation - Multiple Evaluators Form60-Second Poster Evaluation
Modified from George Hess - NC State University - Forestry Department

Course:

Presenter:

Evaluator:

Overall Appearance
0 Cluttered or sloppy appearance (solid mass of text and graphics / pieces scattered / little white space)
1 Pleasant to look at. Pleasing use of colors, text, and graphics
2 Very pleasing to look at. Particularly nice colors and graphics.

Text / Graphics Balance
0 Too much text. OR Not enough text. Cannot understand what the graphics are supposed to relate.
1 Balanced. Text and graphics are evenly dispersed in the poster; enough text to explain the graphics.

White Space
0 Very little. Gives the impression of a solid mass of text and graphics.
1 OK. Sections of the poster are separated from one another.
2 Lots. Plenty of room to rest the eyes. Lots of separation.

Text Size
0.0 Too small to view comfortably from a distance of 1-1.5 meters.
0.5 Main text OK, but text in figures too small
1.0 Easy to read from 1-1.5 meters
2.0 Very easy to read.

Organization and Flow
0 Cannot figure out how to move through poster
1 Implicit. Headings (Introduction, Methods, etc.) or other device implies organization and flow.
2 Explicit numbering, column bars, row bars, etc.

Author Identification
0 None.
1 Acceptable. Name of author(s) clearly indicated.

Research Objective
0 Can't find.
1 Present, but not explicit. Buried at end of "Introduction", Background", etc.
2 Explicit. This includes headings of "Objectives", "Aims", "Goals", etc.

Main Points
0 Can't find.
1 Present, but not obvious. May be embedded in monolithic blocks of text.
2 Explicitly labelled (e.g., "Main Points", "Conclusions", "Results").

Summary
0 Absent
1 "Summary", "Results", or "Conclusions" section present

Based on the poster....
0 I can’t tell what the project is.
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2
3 TO
4
5 I fully understand the project.

Based on the poster...
0 The project is poorly done / not worthy of a senior project / incomplete.
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3 TO
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5 The project a is worthy senior project / complete