Poster Session Rubric

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Coverage of Details on the Details on the Details on the Details on the
the Topic visual project visual project visual project relate visual project have
capture the include important to the topic but are little or nothing to
important information but the too general or do with main topic.
information about audience may need incomplete. The
the topic and more information to audience needs
increase the understand fully. more information to
audience’s understand.
understanding.
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 appears to be
titles and and subheadings. titles and disorganized.
subheadings. 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 are All sources are All sources are Some sources are
accurately accurately documented, but not accurately
documented. documented, but information is documented.
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

Rubric developed with materials from the RubiStar Web site: http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php