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Scoring Rubric for Scientific Project Poster Rubric: Science Fair Project Display Rubric Code: V37835 By rphillipsSWVGS Draft Public Rubric Subject: (General) Type: Project Grade Levels: 9-12, Undergraduate

Criterion
	Substandard 1 pts	Poor 2 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Layout / navigation of display	Substandard Poster layout is difficult to follow	Poor Poster is organized in vertical columns; however, sections are out of sequence	Fair Poster is organized in vertical columns and sequence of sections is appropriate	Good Poster is organized in vertical columns and sequence or flow of informations is appropriate; however, space is incorrectly allocated to unimportant information	Excellent Poster is organized in vertical columns and sequence or flow of information is appropriate Important sections are given more space
Overall visual appeal of display	Substandard Excessive use of text with little or no graphics Font is too small	Poor Appropriate use of graphics and text; however, font is too small	Fair Appealing combination of graphics and text; however, color or background picture is distracting Appropriate font (visible from 4 to 5 feet away) used	Good Appropriate use of graphics and text, but little color or few pictures Appropriate font (visible from 4 to 5 feet away) used	Excellent Appealing combination of graphics and text Appropriate font (visible from 4 to 5 feet away) used Color is used to emphasize and does not distract
Language usage	Substandard Inappropriate tense used Many spelling, punctuation, or grammatical errors	Poor Inappropriate tense used A few spelling, punctuation, or grammatical errors	Fair Appropriate tense used No spelling or punctuation errors, but grammatical errors are present	Good Appropriate tense used All grammar and spelling correct, but poor readability	Excellent Appropriate tense is used All grammar and spelling correct with high readability
Abstract	Substandard Abstract is not provided	Poor Abstract is provided, but is not clear and easily understandable	Fair Abstract is clear and understandable, but is incomplete	Good Abstract is clear, understandable, and complete, but excessively long	Excellent Abstract is clear, understandable, complete, succinct, and generates interest
Use of scientific terminology	Substandard Language is informal	Poor Language demonstrates basic knowledge from the core scientific disciplines; however, there is some incorrect use of scientific terms	Fair Language demonstrates basic knowledge from the core scientific disciplines; however, there is excessive use of jargon and/or acronyms are not defined	Good Language demonstrates basic knowledge from the core scientific disciplines Appropriate use of jargon, but acronyms are not defined	Excellent Language demonstrates basic knowledge from the core scientific disciplines Jargon is minimized and all acronyms are defined
Introduction	Substandard Provides information unrelated to the study	Poor Introduction and background are only peripherally related to the study	Fair Provides information related to the study, but gives too much information or is not appropriately referenced	Good Provides adequate background using a broad range of resources Justification for the study is more than adequate and is referenced correctly	Excellent Presents rationale and significance of research in the form of a well structured, logical argument that is appropriately referenced
Research question and hypothesis	Substandard Research question, problem statement, or hypothesis is not provided	Poor A vague, untestable research question is provided	Fair Question is testable, but not clear	Good Hypothesis is testable and understandable May or may not be written as a null hypothesis or specify what variables are being measured or analyzed	Excellent Research question is written as a testable relationship and includes the specific variables Includes a null hypothesis which specifies exactly what variables are to be measured and analyzed
Statistical hypothesis	Substandard Statistical hypothesis is not provided	Poor A vague, untestable statistical hypothesis is provided	Fair Statistical hypothesis is testable, but not clear	Good Statistical hypothesis is testable and understandable May or may not be written as a null hypothesis or specify what variables are being measured or analyzed	Excellent Statistical hypothesis is written as a testable relationship and includes the specific variables Includes a null hypothesis which specifies exactly what variables are to be measured and analyzed
Methods	Substandard Methods are not provided	Poor Methods are clear but not appropriate for the research question	Fair Methods are likely appropriate for the research question but unclear	Good Methods are written clearly and specifically enough so that you could replicate the investigation Methods provide data that answer the research question, can be tied to existing data, and allow for comparisons	Excellent Methods are written clearly (to allow replication) and provide data that answer the research question
Results	Substandard No data provided	Poor Data provided does not address the problem or lead to statistical analysis Tables and graphs are labeled incorrectly or inadequately	Fair Data are recorded, but not organized as effectively as they could be, and it is difficult to determine the overall information learned	Good Data are recorded in multiple formats (tables and graphs) There is a description of the analysis and statistical tests performed Figure legends are included	Excellent Data are recorded in multiple formats (tables and graphs) and in an organized manner that shows trends A rationale is provided for determining the kind of analysis performed and the statistical tests conducted to determine the significance of the results Error bars are included on graphs and explained in figure legends
Conclusions	Substandard Conclusions are inconsistent with data provided	Poor Conclusions are based on the data presented but inadequately supported by the statistical analysis	Fair The conclusion statement is based on the data presented and the statistical analysis conducted, but student appears to only partially understand the implications of the results and does not place them into context of currently accepted paradigm	Good The conclusion statement is worded so that the null hypothesis is either accepted or rejected The conclusion is based on the data presented and the statistical analysis conducted The conclusions effectively demonstrate the student's synthesis and understanding of the results	Excellent The conclusion statement is worded so that the null hypothesis is either accepted or rejected The conclusions effectively demonstrate the student's synthesis and understanding of the results Implications and remaining uncertainties are expressed Applications of the results and/or extension of the project is suggested
Works cited	Substandard References are not provided	Poor References are provided but are improperly cited	Fair References are cited properly but some were nonscientific sources or were out of date	Good References are cited properly and most were reliable scientific sources	Excellent All references were reliable, up-to-date scientific sources and cited properly according to VJAS guidelines

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