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Poster presentation

Background information about poster presentation

Poster presentation

Description

Poster presentation regards as a useful form of assessment in which is widely used in the presentation of research findings at professional conferences and meetings. It could be seen as an alternative form of assessment in place of traditional assessments such as exams and reports. Increasing number of disciplines has begun to employ this technique in their assessment process because of its potential benefits.

Implementation

Here are some recommendations on grading criteria if you would like to adopt poster presentation as your assessment tool:

Poster content: The content should be concise and precise. Clumsy writing, such as using over-long sentences, should be discouraged. The use of text, images, figures and graphics can all be used to convey information effectively.
Poster design:We may consider six elements for planning the design of posters: lettering, composition, lines, space, colour and overall arrangement. With these elements, posters should draw viewers’ attention and highlight the essential concepts within the work. For more detail, please click onto http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1745-7599.2005.0041.x/pdf
‘Question and answer session’: For a poster presentation, students are required to ask questions raised by teachers and viewers. Teachers may assess students’ performance according to how they respond to these impromptu questions.
Presentation skills: Teachers may give a rating based on this criterion to evaluate how well a student can communicate or interact with the audience

You might also read more about the general guidelines for creating posters across a wide range of applications. Some of these can be used as a grading reference for assessing students’ presentation performance. Read more at
http://www.physics.csbsju.edu/~jcrumley/370_2007/poster/ poster_guidelines.pdf and http://journals.lww.com/dccnjournal/Abstract/2008/05000/ Effective_Poster_Presentations.9.aspx

Extended readings

More information about poster presentation can be found on the papers and/or websites below:

Berg, J. A. (2005). Creating a professional poster presentation: Focus on nurse practitioners. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 17(7), 245-248. CUHK teachers can
click on the link below for more information:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1745-7599.2005.0041.x/pdf

Crumley, J. (2007). Poster presentation guidelines. Physics Department website from the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University. Teachers can click on the link below for more information: http://www.physics.csbsju.edu/~jcrumley/370_2007/poster/ poster_guidelines.pdf

Marino, R., Clarkson, S., Mills, P. A., Sweeney, W. V., & DeMeo, S. (2000). Using poster sessions as an alternative to written examination – the poster exam. Journal of Chemical Education, 77(9), 1158-1161. CUHK teachers can click on the link below for more information: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ed077p1158

Miracle, V. A. (2008). Effective poster presentations. Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, 27(3), 122–124. Teachers can click on the link below for more information:
http://journals.lww.com/dccnjournal/Abstract/2008/
05000/Effective_Poster_Presentations.9.aspx

Moule, P., Judd, M., & Girot. E. (1998). The poster presentation: what value to the teaching and assessment of research in pre– and post–registration nursing course? Nurse Education Today, 18(3), 237–242.

Perdigones, A., Garcia, J. L., Valino, V., & Raposo, C. (2009). Assessing heterogeneous student bodies using a methodology that encourages the acquisition of skills valued by employers. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 34(4), 389–400. CUHK teachers can click on the link below for more information: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/ content~db=all~content=a713768759

Pineda, R. C. (1999). Poster sessions: Enhancing interactive learning during student presentations. Journal of Management Education, 23(5), 618–622. CUHK teachers can click on the link below for more information: http://jme.sagepub.com/content/23/5/618.full.pdf+html

Wharrad, H. J., Allcock, N., & Meal, A. G. (1995). The use of posters in the teaching of biological sciences on an undergraduate nursing course. Nurse Education Today, 15(5), 370–374. CUHK teachers can click on the link below for more information:M http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0260691795800115

Ideas:

Poster presentation for sharing of teaching practices.
The Teaching and Learning Innovation Expo at CUHK used poster presentations to facilitate professional sharing between presenters and participants. In each of the poster presentations, presenters had the opportunity to discuss their academic achievements with their audience in an informal environment. Read more at Service@CU website: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/elearning/expo

Poster presentation as assessment.
Poster presentations were used as a method of assessment on an integrated chemistry/physics/mathematics course at The City University of New York. CUHK teachers can click on the link below for more information: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ed077p1158

Poster presentation as an alternative.
Giving an experimental project used poster presentations in a social work course at Anglia Polytechnic University. Poster presentation was adopted as an alternative to written assessment and it was up to students to decide whether or not to be assessed in this way. CUHK teachers can click on the link below for more information: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a713768759

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