1. Critically Critiquing
IRSL – FALL 2017
Nov. 27, 2017

2. Evaluation of Your Poster
Criteria
That YOU you will use to assess your peers
That WE will use to grade you
A. Content
1. Clarity
2. Logic
3. Flow
4. Quality of visual presentation
B. Presenter
1. Knowledgeable
2. Clear
3. Confident
4. Interesting
C. Other comments

3. Visual Presentation A. Content
1. Clarity – is the material in each section obvious?
Includes the ability to tell sections apart
Is text understandable?
Easy to read quickly
Use whitespace to do facilitate it
2. Logic – is it cohesive?
Can you understand the overall message – 1 or 2 things?
Be careful you are not trying to fit in too much
Is title, all text, data, conclusions accentuating this point?

4. Visual Presentation (cont.)
3. Flow - a big factor in grade
Overall way the information is visually provided
Is the poster intuitive?
4. Quality of visual presentation
More subjective, but fits with all of the above
Does the whole package work toward your goal?
Title, pictures and figures, color scheme
Nothing distracting on the poster
No stretched photos
Can you tell the student spent time on the poster or was it thrown together last minute?

5. *Know your poster inside and out – anything on it could be questioned*
Presenter
1. Knowledgeable
Does presenter understand background and topic?
Was the paper and material presented conveyed well?
*Know your poster inside and out – anything on it could be questioned*
2. Clear
Was the main meaning conveyed without confusion?
Lack of extraneous details
Background is important

6. Presenter 3. Confident Material = poster and background information
Did the presenter act like s/he knew material
Material = poster and background information
Were questions answered confidently or with hesitation?
4. Interesting
Was the presenter interested in the material?
Did s/he help you to become interested in the material?
Was the presenter enthusiastic or monotone?

7. How does this critique factor into your grade?
You will complete two peer review critiques of classmates
No matter what you put on your grading sheet, it does not affect the grade of the classmate you are critiquing
Your critique determines YOUR grade.

8. Critiquing Grade for IRSL
You should exhibit clarity and logic in the critique you write
Using the poster, describe the features to explain the grade you give
Be prepared to back your assessment with examples or evidence
Write clearly and in complete thoughts
If we do not understand your review, it will reflect poorly on your grade

9. This poster was terrible!!!
Critique Examples
Not helpful
Helpful
This poster was terrible!!!
The poster was missing the titles of the graphs, which made it hard to fully understand the data.
The zebra stripe background was distracting.
The student did not define the abbreviation (ABC) in the poster and could not remember what it meant.

10. It was good. Critique Examples Not helpful Helpful
I loved the layout of the poster; it was very organized and easy to follow.
The presentation was average, but the presenter was not confident. I saw other oral presentations that were more memorable.
I was impressed with the presenter’s knowledge of diabetes, but that was not reflected in the poster.
The hot chocolate study break on Reading Day?
The oral presentation?
The poster?

11. If my grade depends on me, how do I practice?
Start by self-evaluating
Look at your own poster (midi-print)
This requires a day or two away from it
Try this now if you took any time away from the poster over the break
Review your poster again this weekend
If you don’t understand an element of your poster, its certain that your judges will have issues too!

12. Self-Critique Are the colors attractive and helpful?
Does it flow well?
Can you follow it without being able to read the words?
Pictures (excessive?), text (can it be decreased?)
Too much or little white space
Is something distracting
Is EVERYTHING on the poster necessary to help with the visual appeal?
Make changes if necessary

13. Look at other posters
Notice good techniques and note things that do not work
If instructors give ideas to improve your work, you should make the changes
You should NOT copy other posters, but use ideas to inspire you
Have peers give you feedback