Judging Rubric - Harvard University

Judging Rubric Instructions:

• Presenters have been instructed to discuss their Poster for 3-5 minutes. This will be followed by 2-

3 minutes of Q&A. Please do not spend more than 10 minutes on each Poster Presentation.

• Please provide evaluations based on the six categories below. Judges are expected to score

posters on a scale of 1 (poor) to 7 (excellent). Some scoring notes are available under each

categories. These are intended as a guide and not as a strict script or checkbox.

1. Literature review/background (WHAT) (poor) (excellent)

1. Literature review 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Gaps in knowledge / initial exploration identified. Clearly defined

research question, objectives, and/or hypothesis.

2. Methods 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Clear description of techniques used, and appropriateness of the

methods used.

For practice posters: Clear description of the activities conducted

3. Results 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Appropriate use of figures and tables to represent the data. Clear and

accurate presentation of data. Explanation of results and does the

results link back to the hypothesis?

For practice posters: Clear description of the impact of the

results and responses of the principal / client of public health

practice

4. Conclusions, Discussion 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Are conclusions are sufficiently supported by results? Are future

directions and/or predictions of future outcomes addressed? Is there a

framing of a 'big picture' ?

5. Poster presentation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Overall aesthetics & ease of viewing (white space, poster flow, spelling,

grammar); presenter's confidence & ability to answer questions

6. Overall potential of research 1 2 3 4 5 6 7