Exhibit Assessment Rubric for the Neurology Museum

Name_____________________________ Museum Topic______________________

Posters	Excellent	Correct information isorganized in a way that helps the viewer understand the information. Graphics and pictures support the information and help audience understand the topic. Title reflects content of the poster. Correct grammar and spelling. Text is an appropriate size for a poster, white space is minimized, poster is attractive and pleasing to look at, neat.
	Good	Correct information that is mostly organized. Some pictures help understanding. Posters have titles and there are fewer than 2 errors on any one poster. Posters show some attention to artistic design
	?	Most of the information is correct, but some of the information is incomplete. Posters look rushed and there seems to be little attention to artistic design or overall quality.
	Bad	Did not meet any of the requirements. Very bad.
Interactivity	++	The interactive component allows visitors to manipulate something in order to develop a better understanding of the topic. Everything works, and the activity is easily reset or maintained so that it is always ready to go for a new participant. Activity makes sense and is self-explanatory, or the group is able to explain the activity so that visitors can easily use or perform the activity.
	+	Visitors are able to play with a part of the exhibit, but it does not always work and it is not as interesting as it might be. The activity needs to be explained, but it does highlight important aspects of the exhibit.
	?	Interactive component does not always work, and it needs to be thoroughly explained to make sense. Difficult to use, confusing
	-	Just plain bad.
Quality of Information	++	Information is correct and presented in a way that is easily understood by the common man, Information in own words. All group members are experts on their topic. All aspects of the topic are addressed through the exhibit.
	+	Information is correct, but at times it is confusing. Group members seem to know what they are talking about, but sometimes need to refer to a partner or look up information.
	?	Some of the information is incorrect or misleading, difficult to understand, or poorly presented.
	-	Bad
Use of Technology	++	Technology helps users to understand topic. All technology works and aids the user in understanding.
	+	Technology seems to help the user better understand the exhibit, but sometimes it is just confusing. Technology works well and there are fewer than 2 problems with the technology.
	?	Several problems with the technology, several good ideas, but the team did not follow through on their ideas.
	-	Does not work and does not help understanding.
Educational	++	Participants walk away from the exhibit having learned a great deal about the topic. Each part of the exhibit teaches something about the topic. The exhibit is set up in a way that facilitates learning and understanding.
	+	Exhibit is informative, but sometimes confuses the visitor. Some of the exhibit needs to be explained in order for a visitor to have a true understanding of what is going on.
	?	Some good information, but a lot of important information is left out. Visitor only has a partial understanding of the topic when they leave.
	-	Bad
Interest Level / Fun	++	The exhibit encourages the visitors to learn in a fun and exciting way. Visitors are truly engaged in the exhibit and interested in the topic. Visitors tend to want to hang around the exhibit in order to learn more about the topic (not visit with friends).
	+	The exhibit is interesting to a point, but visitors quickly get bored due to a lack of information or things to do. Initial interest, but visitors leave quickly.
	?	Very little of the exhibit is interesting. Visitors tend to scan the exhibit and leave quickly.
	-	Not interesting.
Overall Exhibit Quality	++	The exhibit is well organized and pleasing to look at. The banner is artful and provides a hint as to what the exhibit is about. The exhibit is set up in a way that helps the visitor learn about the topic. All aspects of the exhibit are complete and or work. The lighting and design supports the learner. There is an obvious attention to detail and commitment to quality. All aspects of the exhibit help the visitor to better understand the topic.
	+	Although the exhibit is artfully designed, there is a lack of attention to detail. The team could have easily taken it to the next step with just a bit more work.
	?	Exhibit is complete, but it looks like it was thrown together at the last minute.
	-	Low or no quality.

Professionalism	++	The group has taken steps to make all aspects of the exhibit high quality. Group members present themselves in a mature way. Dress and presentation are first rate. Throughout the development of the exhibit, the group has cooperated and worked to achieve a quality exhibit.
	+	Most of the exhibit is well designed and there is obvious attention to detail. One or two parts of the exhibit are not well thought out and lack a sense of professionalism. In general the group members conducted themselves professionally throughout the project. There were some minor breakdowns.
	?	Group often had to be prompted to maintain their professionalism.
	-	Unprofessional.
Grammar, Spelling, Sentence Structure	++	There are fewer than 5 grammar, spelling, or sentence structure mistakes throughout the exhibit. Grammar, spelling, and sentence structure help the visitor to understand the topic and information.
	+	More than 5 grammar, spelling, or sentence structure mistakes throughout the exhibit, but grammar, spelling, and sentence structure do not hinder understanding of the topic or information.
	?	Grammar, spelling, and sentence structure cause problems throughout the exhibit.
	-	Confusing at best.
Completeness	++	The exhibit presents all aspects of the topic in an authoritative way. The exhibit is able to answer most if not all of the visitors questions about the topic. The exhibit meets all of the requirements; banner, posters, hands on, technology, design. The exhibit is organized and demonstrates that the group spent time to make it worth visiting.
	+	The exhibit meets all but one of the requirements, and is definitely worth visiting.
	?	Several incomplete parts of the exhibit.
	-	Much of the exhibit is incomplete