Marking Scheme for Posters
Student Name:
Please circle descriptors, and award a score out of 10. Please note any feedback to the student in the final box (overleaf)
Extremely Poor
Most/all sections difficult
to read. Figures not
relevant, do not
1. Visual impact
contribute. Negligible
visual impact
Impossible to follow, and
2. Clear and logical no key highlights
layout, good flow
Entirely inappropriate; far
too superficial, no
3. Content, depth of
relevance, data not
coverage, data
presented or illegible
presentation
Very unfocussed synopsis,
hard to follow, reading
4. Audibility, pace,
from poster/notes
fluency, focus/use
of time
Extremely limited
5. Evidence of
understanding,
context, data
Unable to answer
questions appropriately
6. Appropriateness/
&/or correctly
relevance/accuracy
OVERALL SCORE (circle) 1 2
Course/Module/Year:
Poor Satisfactory Good Very Good Excellent
Poster Design
Generally too much/little Text generally easy to Easy to read. Very easy to read. Text, images/figures
text. Poor quality read. Figures/images Good quality and Good quality and and overall visual
figures/images, text difficult relevant and acceptable relevant relevant impact excellent.
to read in some places. Poor quality. Satisfactory figures/images. figures/images. Imaginative and
visual impact. visual impact Good visual Standout impact creative
impact
Difficult to follow in certain Mostly easy to follow, Easy to follow, Very easy to follow, Very easy to follow,
sections, layout detracts from layout occasionally logical layout logical, clear layout logical, creative layout
message detracts from message focussed on which enhances – message is quickly
message message obvious
Poster Content
Generally superficial. Limited Adequate relevant Appropriate Appropriate depth Greater than expected
relevance, data presented content. Adequate data depth of coverage that is greater than depth throughout.
poorly presentation and clear data expected in parts. Intelligent and
presentation. Data clear and complete data
complete with all presentation targeted
labelling to message
Quality of Delivery
Too short/long &/or generally Generally clear synopsis, Good length Good, focussed Very focussed
hard to follow synopsis, easy to follow. May be synopsis easy to synopsis encouraging synopsis, faultless,
lacking focus. Overreliance on variable with reading follow; Occasional discussion; good fluent delivery pitched
reading from poster/notes from poster/notes reading from clarity of expression. correctly for
poster/notes No reading from discussion. No reading
poster/notes from poster/notes
Little or none; likely to be Adequate although may Good or generally Very good across all Deep understanding
superficial with gaps in be variable good data aspects. Discusses across all aspects with
knowledge explanations, data and context critical analysis clearly
context dealt with competently evident
less well
Handling Questions
Most answers inappropriate Answers generally Answers Answers appropriate, Extremely
&/or irrelevant &/or appropriate, correct or appropriate, relevant, detailed & comprehensive
incorrect. Needs prompting with minor errors, but relevant, correct. correct appropriate, relevant
may lack detail, needs May contain & correct answers
occasional prompt minor errors
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