Poster Evaluation Checklist
Basics
o Title and other required sections are present
o Complete author affiliation & contact information is included
o The poster conforms to the requirements of the conference or program where it will be presented
o Font is consistent throughout
o Spelling is correct throughout
o Grammar is correct throughout
o Acronyms are defined on first use
o Content is appropriate & relevant for audience
Design
o All text can be easily read from 4 feet away
o Flow of the poster is easy to follow
o White space used well
o Section titles are used consistently
o Images/graphics are used in place of text whenever possible
o Bullet points/lists are used in place of text whenever possible
o All images are relevant and necessary to the poster
o Charts are correct – i.e. appropriate type for data, data is correct & correctly represented
o Text color and background color are significant in contrast for easy reading
o Background color doesn’t obscure or dim text
o Images are clear, not pixilated or blurry
Content
o The “story” of the poster is clear
o The content is focused on 2-3 key points
o Title is clear & informative of the project
o Problem, or clinical question, is identified and explained
o Current evidence related to project is listed
o Objectives are stated
o Methods are described
o Results are presented
o Conclusions are stated
o Implications to practice and to other professions are presented
o References are listed
o All content is relevant and on the key points
o Content is not duplicated in text and graphics
Oral Presentation
o Presenter greets people
o Presenter is able to give a concise synopsis of poster
o Presenter is able to explain all diagrams and sections
o Presenter speaks fluently – i.e. doesn’t stumble, leave sentences/thoughts hanging
o Presenter has questions to ask viewers
The following links are to surveys & rubrics with questions you can use to critique & improve your poster
As an exercise, apply the criteria in the poster evaluation checksheet on the back of your handout to the examples on this page. Complete an evaluation for your assigned poster.
The following examples illustrate issues with content, design and layout, and graphics.
As an exercise, apply the criteria in the poster evaluation checksheet on the back of your handout to the examples on this page. Complete an evaluation for each example, then compare your evaluation with ours.
The following examples illustrate issues with content, design and layout, graphics, and an overall example. Each includes a version needing improvement, and a revised version of the same poster.
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