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Name Absent Present

Heading Uninteresting/Vague Refined but lacks

‘grab’

Hard hitting, clever

or controversial

Visual appeal Little visual appeal Appealing but does

not assist with poster

message; pretty

All aspects relevantly

chosen; professional

and not overdone

Overall flow Illogical and

confusing

Not incorrect;

attempt at logic but

contrived or some

misplaced headings

Appropriate for topic

and well thought out

Fonts No distinction

between

headings/text; size to

small; too fancy

Some shortcomings Clear distinction;

clear fonts, text

correct size; correct

uniformity

Size/utilisation of

space

Blanks too obvious;

too cramped

Adequate spacing; no

wasted space; poster

size manageable

Content detail Duplicated info; not

grouped; ignores

topic constraints;

dumps

Little duplicated info;

grouped OK and on

topic

No duplication;

grouped well; covers

topic well

Content range Major shortcomings Good but some

omissions

Comprehensive

Visual content Very little/irrelevant;

unclear

Relevant but missing

crucial visuals

Pictures all relevant,

well placed and

captioned

Summary ‘Dumps’ on poster;

unlikely own words

Either Concise; bulleted;

own words

Spelling/Grammar Crucial or many

mistakes

Very few mistakes No mistakes

Research None or only one

source

Short only 2 sources Good list given;

more than 2 sources

Neatness Not much effort Some care taken High quality poster

Further comment:

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