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Table 3 Poster rating criteria

From: vSEMERA: pilot project assessing health profession students’ experiences in an international virtual research program

Topic

Criteria

Appearance/overall impression

At first glance, the poster makes overall a professional (and aesthetic) impression. Visually, the ratio of graphic elements and text is balanced, and they are spatially clearly separated.

The typographic elements (text alignment, highlighting, font sizes, etc.) are well coordinated and contribute to an appealing overall image.

Layout

The poster is divided into clearly recognizable segments.

The graphic elements are well designed, functional and understandable. Similar objects are formatted in the same way. Objects and text fields are aligned.

The amount of information conveyed on the poster is appropriate (not too much, not too little).

Content

The contents of the poster are scientifically sound.

The text portions of the poster are written in a way that is understandable and appropriate for the audience.

The language used is error-free.

Presentation

The linguistic expression is scientifically appropriate (not colloquial).

It was performed at an appropriate pace, loudly and clearly.

The presentation is well structured.

The derivation of the research question is comprehensible and justified. A reference of the results to the research question was made.

Questions were answered confidently.