This checklist is based closely on a document written and updated
by a variety of Grinnell faculty.
Reviewer: ______________________________ Poster: ________________________________
Rate each of the following on a scale of 1 (strongly agree) to 5
(strongly disagree).
_____ The poster's heading includes (a) a title that alerts the reader to the subject and to the major findings of the research; (b) a list of authors; and (c) appropriate contextual information,
such as the course and home institution of the authors.
Comments:
_____ The poster's abstract introduces the problem
and makes the reader want to read more about the research.
Comments:
_____ The poster's corresponding introduction expands
the abstract by appropriately describing the concepts, ideas, and
hypotheses that motivated the research and indicating why this research
is interesting and important.
Comments:
_____ The poster's methods section identifies
the source of the data, gives the sample size, explains the variables
used (and their values), and describes any problems with the sample
or particular variables. If the presenters recoded variables or used
any unusual statistical techniques, they have recorded them here.
Comments:
_____ The poster's results section that combines
accurate statistical descriptions of the data with attractive graphical
displays that reveal important aspects of the data. These statistical
and visual descriptions of the data are appropriate for the data and
research questions.
Comments:
_____ The figures and tables are labeled with figure and table numbers
(in sequence), with appropriate other markings (titles, captions,
legends, good variable names, etc.). These figures and tables are
explicitly referred to in the text (e.g., as Figure 1 or Table 1).
Comments:
_____ The poster's analysis or
discussion section provides narrative detail about
the figures, tables, and statistics presented in the results section.
This section explains the results in a way that a non-statistician
could understand them. This section describes possible confounds,
if appropriate.
Comments:
_____ The poster's conclusion relates the
data presented in the results and analysis sections to the original
questions stated in the introduction. This section also reviews
interesting findings and discusses possible real-world implications.
Comments:
_____ The poster includes a reference list that identifies
appropriate sources and a set of acknowledgements that thank
individuals who provided help.
Comments:
_____ The poster has a layout and overall appearance
that make it appealing, that reveal that the authors have thought about how
to present their work, and that show some care in putting everything
together.
Comments:
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Other Comments:
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