Poster Session Rubric

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Coverage of Details on the Details on the Details on the Details on the
the Topic poster capture the poster include poster relate to the poster have little or
important important topic but are too nothing to do with
information about information but the general or main topic.
the topic and audience may need incomplete. The
increase the more information to audience needs
audience’s understand fully. more information to
understanding. understand.
Use of All graphics are All graphics are All graphics relate to Graphics do not
Graphics related to the topic related to the topic the topic. relate to the topic.
and make it easier and most make it
to understand. easier to
understand.
Organization Information is very Information is Information is The information
organized with clear organized with titles organized, but titles appears to be
titles and and subheadings. and subheadings disorganized.
subheadings. are missing or do
not help the reader
understand.
Layout and All information on Most of the Most of the Much of the
Design the poster is in information on the information on the information on the
focus and can be poster is in focus poster is in focus poster is unclear or
easily viewed and and the content and the content is too small.
identified from 6 ft. easily viewed and easily viewed and
away. identified from 6 ft. identified from 4 ft.
away. away.
Sources All sources All sources All sources Some sources are
(information and (information and (information and not accurately
graphics) are graphics) are graphics) are documented.
accurately accurately documented, but
documented. documented, but information is
there are a few incomplete or many
errors in the format. are not in the
desired format.
Mechanics No grammatical, Almost no A few grammatical, Many grammatical,
spelling or grammatical, spelling, or spelling, or
punctuation errors. spelling or punctuation errors. punctuation errors.
punctuation errors
Presentation The presentation The presentation The presentation The presentation
was the appropriate was the appropriate was the appropriate was too long or too
length. It did not length but seemed length but seemed short. The presenter
seem hurried or too slightly hurried or very hurried or too did not speak
slow. The presenter too slow. The slow. The presenter clearly most of the
spoke clearly and presenter spoke spoke clearly and time and
distinctly and clearly most of the distinctly only some established little eye
established eye time and of the time and/or contact with the
contact with the established eye established little eye audience.
audience. contact with the contact with the
audience. audience.
Rubric developed with materials from the RubiStar Web site: http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php