Internship Poster Evaluation Rubric
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Question: How well can the student identify a core issue, embed it in the context of their experience and in their academic discipline, and convey what’s at stake to a general, non-expert audience?
  • Core issue is not clear
  • Academic context is not clear
  • What’s at stake is not clear
  • Visual and verbal components are in a general state of disharmony
  • Core issue is clear
  • Academic context is clear
  • What’s at stake is clear
  • Visual and verbal components are not in a general state of disharmony
  • Core issue is clear & compelling
  • Academic context is clear & compelling
  • What’s at stake is clear & compelling
  • Visual and verbal components are in harmony, engaging & compelling
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Question: How well can the student identify an investigative strategy, demonstrate evidence in discipline appropriate way, and convey why this strategy is the best one?
  • Strategy is not clear
  • Evidence is not discipline appropriate
  • Cannot convey why strategy is the best option
  • Visual and verbal components are in a general state of disharmony
  • Strategy is clear
  • Evidence is discipline appropriate & can be demonstrated
  • Can convey why strategy is the best option
  • Visual and verbal components are not in a general state of disharmony
  • Strategy is clear & compelling
  • Evidence is discipline appropriate & demonstrated compellingly
  • Can convey why strategy is the best option & is compelling in the process
  • Visual and verbal components are in harmony, engaging & compelling
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Question: How well can the student interpret outcomes, link outcomes back to their experiential context and their academic discipline, and draw conclusions for a general, non-expert audience?
  • Interpretation is not clear
  • Outcomes not linked back to disciplinary perspective
  • Conclusions are not clear
  • Visual and verbal components are in a general state of disharmony
  • Interpretation is clear
  • Outcomes linked back to disciplinary perspective
  • Conclusions are clear
  • Visual and verbal components are not in a general state of disharmony
  • Interpretation is clear & compelling
  • Outcomes compellingly linked back to disciplinary perspective
  • Conclusions are clear & compelling
  • Visual and verbal components are in harmony, engaging & compelling
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