Poster Rubric

Criteria

Contents

Appearance and
Organization

Text

Weight

5 Points
The information
presented is
accurate and
complete, and
provides novel and
interesting
insight(s)
Organization and
graphics are
extremely effective
in presenting
information.
Outstanding visual
impact.

4 Points

The information
presented is
accurate and
completely
addresses each of
the five required
components.
Logical
organization of the
information;
graphics are
effective in
supporting the
presentation of
information.
Excellent grammar, Concise
spelling, and
statements,
sentence structure. suitable titles and
Very readable at a captions that are
distance.
appropriately sized
Imaginative or
and placed. Good
creative use of
grammar and
words and pictures. spelling.

3 Points

2 Points

0 1 Points

The information
presented
adequately
addresses each of
the five required
components.

The information
presented is
missing some key
components
required of the
poster.

The information
included does not
adequately address
the poster
requirements.

Poster organization
somewhat
confusing, and/or
graphics could be
more effective in
supporting the
presentation of
information.
Adequate text; no
obvious mistakes.
Text is easily
readable for the
most part,
appropriate size
and placement.

Difficult to follow
organization
pattern and extract
information.
Graphics arent
effective in
supporting the
presentation.
Difficult to read the
poster; lack of
differentiation
between
information, titles
and captions.
Statements missing
important elements.

Information is hard
to locate and does
not follow a useful
organizational
pattern. Graphics
do not support the
delivery of
information.
Misspelled words
and use of poor
grammar. Lack of
detail. Poor
readability. Text
inadequate to
properly support
presentation.

Total

Poster Pitch Rubric

Criteria

Presentation

Timing

Poster Show
Attendance

Weight

5 pts

4 pts

Excellent
presentation; held
the audiences
attention with
excellent pace and
style. Completely
covered all
information.

Good presentation:
spoke clearly,
presented all
information in a
direct and easy to
understand
manner. Good
connection to
audience.
Appropriate
duration (1-3
minutes)

Adequate
presentation:
presented all
necessary
information.

3 pts

Presentation
wandered off topic
or was
disorganized.
Significant gaps in
preparation,
organization, or
content.

2 pts

Presentation
difficult to follow, for
a variety of reasons
(too fast, too slow,
too soft, lack of
organization); left
many questions
unanswered.

1 pt

Appropriate
duration; some
important
information
missing.

Duration within
guidelines, but had
some obvious filler
(too short) or
missing information
(too long.)

Duration of the
presentation
outside of
guidelines.

All presenters
attended the poster
show; a presenter
was in attendance
at all times.

All presenters
attended, but there
were gaps in
attendance.

Gaps in
attendance; not all
presenters
attended Poster
Show.

No presenters in
attendance at the
Poster Show

TOTAL

10