Practicum Poster Grading Rubric

ESSENTIAL ITEMS

• 10 pts: All present (title, author, affiliation, contact, logos, acknowledgements)
• -2 pts for each missing item

LAYOUT

• 10 pts: Clear and intelligible
• 5 pts: Requires some scrutiny to decipher order of text
• 0 pts: Unclear

IMAGE QUALITY

• 10 pts: Clear and attractive
• 5 pts: Minor problems with pixilation, color balance, brightness, or contrast
• 0 pts: Major problems such as extreme pixilation or aspect ratio distortion

TEXT/FONT

• 10 pts: Clear and legible from 6 ft (1.8 m)
• 5 pts: Minor problems in legibility (e.g., color or font choice)
• 0 pts: Major problems in legibility (e.g., color/background conflicts; distracting background image, etc.)

TEXT CONTENT

• 10 pts: Clear and coherent
• 5 pts: Slightly confusing or missing some elements
• 0 pts: Major problems with content (e.g., factual errors, inconsistencies, etc.)

TEXT DEPTH

• 10 pts: Detailed description of a sound project
• 5 pts: Description &/or project noticeably thin or inappropriate to assignment
• 0 pts: Major problems with depth of project or write-up

IMAGE CONTENT

• 10 pts: Clear and appropriate
• 5 pts: Vague connection to text. Some images lack references or are not obviously public domain or property of author
• 0 pts: Inappropriate images or without attempt at proper attribution

REFERENCES (if necessary) AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

• 10 pts: Proper and complete
• 5 pts: Incomplete
• 0 pts: Absent

BASE POSTER GRADE = the sum of each of the above ratings (0 to 80 pts total).

Additions:

• Up to +10 for evidence of exceptional insight, design, or execution