Outstanding Student Presentation Awards
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Student Information
Competition Information
- Presentations must represent current or recently completed (within last 6 months) student research activity (undergraduate or graduate) either directly funded by NASA TE or via the NASA education program that is relevant to TE.
- Student may select to participate during the poster abstract submission process and will be required to give a one minute “speed talk” prior to the poster session.
- Promotes and recognizes high quality student talk and poster presentations
- Provides students with valuable feedback
- Relies entirely on volunteer judges
- Awards for presentations receiving 90% -100% Score
- All participating students are provided feedback and awards announced in plenary at the end of the meeting
Eligibility
- College students conducting research funded by the NASA TE program or NASA Education Program (if you graduate in the Spring or Summer of 2019 you may participate)
- Must be the lead author of the abstract presented
- Not eligible: High school students and postdoctoral researchers
Judging Process for Speed Talk and Poster Presentation
- The presentation of the speed talk and poster is as important as the science itself.
- The award encourages preparation and the clear, concise presentation of a student’s work.
- The poster must be presented as a one minute speed talk and then orally presented and explained by the student during the assigned student poster session.
- Judges will remain anonymous, so you must give the same quality presentation to all who inquire about your poster or your speed talk presentation. Treat everyone as if they were a judge, because they might just be!
- You may not leave your poster at any time during your poster session.
- Presentations will be judged by several judges; thus, if the student is not there, the judges will simply skip the student.
Judging Criteria
Judges will assess the students in the following areas and rate them on a scale of 0–10.
- Presentation: Visuals, effective use of allotted time or space, diction (enunciation, volume, and clarity), general style, liveliness, and stage presence.
- Content: Organization and logic, appropriate comprehension/knowledge of field, clear explanation/ability to answer questions, and significance and originality.
- Overall Impression: Compared to other student’s presentations.
- Comments: Comments from judges are also encouraged in order to distinguish papers with similar scores.
Thank you for your interest in volunteering to judge student poster presentations.
Judge Registration and Scheduling
You can volunteer to judge student presentations in the online <Meeting registration> form. If you decide later that you would like to be a judge, you can update your meeting registration.
Judging Process
- The presentation must be orally presented and explained by the student in a one minute speed talk and at the student poster session.
- Do not judge a poster or slide presentation without student commentary. If the student is not present during their assigned 1 hour period, you may not judge their poster separately. Please designate on the score sheet why you were not able to judge a presentation. If you arrived at the presentation outside of the evaluation period, please note that so the student will not be penalized.
- Students are informed that they must remain by their poster for a minimum of one hour. Presentations will be judged by three judges in an effort to ensure impartiality and balance out unusually high/low scores.
- Judging is anonymous. We hope that the students present their posters with the same energy and enthusiasm to everyone who walks by. This will only benefit the student and better their presentation skills.
Judging Criteria
This award is focused on recognizing presentation skills!
Judges will assess the students in the following areas and rate them on a scale of 0–5.
- Presentation: Visuals, effective use of allotted time or space, diction (enunciation, volume, and clarity), general style, liveliness, and stage presence.
- Content: Organization and logic, appropriate comprehension/knowledge of field, clear explanation/ability to answer questions, and significance and originality.
- Overall Impression: Compared to other student’s presentations.
- Comments: Comments from judges are also encouraged in order to distinguish papers with similar scores.
Score Sheets
- Score sheets will be emailed and paper copies provided at the registration desk [Score sheets]
- Entering Scores: All judges must turn in their score sheets to the registration desk by 8:00 am Wednesday, Sep. 25, 2019.
Inability to Judge
- At the meeting and can’t judge? Judges are responsible for finding a substitute. Ask a colleague or friend.
- Students must be assessed by three individual judges, for reasons of impartiality.
Conflict of Interest
Judges are not allowed to evaluate students that they have taught or advised.
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