Poster Presentations : Conceptualizing, Constructing & Critiquing

• Published in: The American biology teacher Vol. 68; no. 9; pp. 550 - 554
• Main Authors: Newbrey, Michael G., Baltezore, Joan M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Reston THE AMERICAN BIOLOGY TEACHER 01-11-2006; National Association of Biology Teachers; University of California Press; University of California Press Books Division
• Subjects: Adolescents; Biology; Captions; College Students; Color; Colors; Communication; Communication Skills; Company business management; Concept Formation; Creativity; Critical Thinking; Criticism; Design Requirements; Educational aspects; Educational Facilities Improvement; Equipment and supplies; Exhibits; Graphs; Guidelines; High School Students; How-To-Do-It; How-To-Do-Its; Information Dissemination; Learning; Light; Management; Meetings; Paleontology; Peer review; Poster presentations; Printing; Reading; Science education; Science Fairs; Science Instruction; Science teachers; Sciences education; Scoring Rubrics; Skill Development; Spelling; Standard Setting; Typographic fonts; Verbal Communication; Visual Aids; United States
• ISSN: 0002-7685; 1938-4211
• DOI: 10.1662/0002-7685%282006%2968%5B550%3APPCCC%5D2.0.CO%3B2

Posters are commonly used as tools for disseminating information at scientific meetings, but many students lack an understanding of "good" poster characteristics. We present a set of characteristics for use in constructing posters for scientific meetings and classroom presentations along with tips on critiquing posters to enhance their presentation.