Evaluation & Judging
Students who present ten-minute papers in the Student Competition will be evaluated in the following areas:
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Scientific Content (50%)
- Introduction & background w/ pertinent literature cited (10 points)
- Objectives or hypotheses clearly stated and concise / Objectives of course design or teaching/extension program clearly stated and concise with learning gaps and target audience(s) identified (10 points)
- Materials and methods (study design) clear, concise, and appropriate to problem / Course or program design development and relevant evaluation metrics clear, concise, and appropriate for the learning gaps and audience(s) (10 points)
- Interpretation of results (actual or potential/proposed) and analysis (current or proposed) clear, concise, and accurate and addresses needs of target audience (10 points)
- Significance of results (actual or potential/proposed) to field of study or teaching community and targeted audience clearly discussed (10 points)
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Presentation 50%
- Organization: Logical order, minimum redundancy (10 points)
- Smooth transitions between presentation slides and sections (5 points)
- Slides use appropriate fonts, font sizes, high contrast images (for example, avoiding color schemes that are hard to distinguish for colorblind participants like red/green). Individual style and creativity are expressed (10 points)
- Slides have no grammatical errors and are not excessively wordy (5 points)
- Effective use & description of visuals (i.e. photos, diagrams, figures, and tables); do they support the presentation narrative? (10 points)
- Appropriate volume (uses microphone if available) and speed of speech; clear communication; please note, score should not be dependent on the quality of audio equipment (5 points)
- Effective use of time; 10-12 minutes with appropriate balance across presentation sections, with time to field audience questions effectively (5 points)