Smith et al gave semiquantitative guidelines for scoring the quality of a poster presentation at a scientific meeting. These are based on recommendations given by Griffiths and can make the scoring more objective. The authors are from the University Hospital of Wales and Gloucester Royal Hospital.
Parameters:
(1) 12 general characteristics
(2) 3 objective characteristics
(3) 2 presentation characteristics
|
General Characteristics |
Findings |
Points |
|---|---|---|
|
in correct format |
no |
0 |
|
|
yes |
1 |
|
title appropriate |
no |
0 |
|
|
yes |
1 |
|
introduction appropriate |
no |
0 |
|
|
yes |
1 |
|
conclusions appropriate |
no |
0 |
|
|
yes |
1 |
|
references appropriate for topic |
no |
0 |
|
|
yes |
1 |
|
subheadings appropriate |
no |
0 |
|
|
yes |
1 |
|
overcrowding |
yes |
1 |
|
|
no |
0 |
|
readable from 2 meters |
no |
0 |
|
|
yes |
1 |
|
pictures and tables appropriate |
no |
0 |
|
|
yes |
1 |
|
coloring appropriate |
no |
0 |
|
|
yes |
1 |
|
spelling and grammar correct |
no |
0 |
|
|
yes |
1 |
|
written handout available |
no |
0 |
|
|
yes |
1 |
|
Objective Characteristics |
Findings |
Points |
|---|---|---|
|
factually correct content |
none |
0 |
|
|
minimal |
1 |
|
|
a little |
2 |
|
|
little to moderate |
3 |
|
|
moderate |
4 |
|
|
moderate to high |
5 |
|
|
high |
6 |
|
|
very high |
7 |
|
|
exceptional |
8 |
|
originality of work |
none |
0 |
|
|
minimal |
1 |
|
|
a little |
2 |
|
|
little to moderate |
3 |
|
|
moderate |
4 |
|
|
moderate to high |
5 |
|
|
high |
6 |
|
|
very high |
7 |
|
|
exceptional |
8 |
|
scientific merit |
none |
0 |
|
|
minimal |
1 |
|
|
a little |
2 |
|
|
little to moderate |
3 |
|
|
moderate |
4 |
|
|
moderate to high |
5 |
|
|
high |
6 |
|
|
very high |
7 |
|
|
exceptional |
8 |
An alternative approach would be to ask the percent of ideal for each characteristic, then multiply this by 8, and ROUND to nearest integer.
|
Presentation Characteristics |
Findings |
Points |
|---|---|---|
|
quickly understandable |
very poor |
0 |
|
|
poor |
1 |
|
|
questionable |
2 |
|
|
fair |
3 |
|
|
fair to good |
4 |
|
|
good |
5 |
|
|
very good |
6 |
|
|
exceptional |
7 |
|
"star quality" |
very poor |
0 |
|
|
poor |
1 |
|
|
questionable |
2 |
|
|
fair |
3 |
|
|
fair to good |
4 |
|
|
good |
5 |
|
|
very good |
6 |
|
|
exceptional |
7 |
total score =
= SUM(points for all 17 characteristics)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 0
• maximum score: 50
• The higher the score the better the "quality".
• Multiplying by 2 gives the percent of an ideal score.
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