{"id":14396,"date":"2026-04-01T10:07:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/sanjuan\/?page_id=14396"},"modified":"2026-04-01T10:07:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:07:19","slug":"san-juan-county-educational-poster-scorecard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/sanjuan\/san-juan-county-educational-poster-scorecard\/","title":{"rendered":"San Juan County Educational Poster Scorecard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The following scorecard will be used for entries in Department 4 &#8211; Educational Displays and Posters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Instructions for Scoring<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Informational Posters should make viewers STOP &#8211; READ &#8211; REMEMBER<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Score each criteria below up to the &#8220;Max&#8221; points.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Refer to &#8220;The Danish System&#8221; scoring chart to the right to award Danish earned.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consider exhibitor&#8217;s age, experience, and any accommodations when scoring.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide feedback by circling qualities or areas for improvement; and\/or write<br>additional comments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Danish System<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Blue = Excellent; entry nearly meets the &#8220;ideal standard.&#8221; 90-100 points<br>Red = Good; room for improvement in a few areas. 80-89 points<br>White = Fair; many improvements are needed. 70-79 points<br>Participation only: Far below standards. &gt; 70 points<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Message (50 Points)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Category &amp; Criteria<\/th><th>Desirable Qualities<\/th><th>Areas for Improvement<\/th><th>Max<\/th><th>Points<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>One Main Idea<\/td><td>Main idea is easy to determine<\/td><td>Too general; unclear; too many facts, ideas, messages<\/td><td>10<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Accuracy<\/td><td>Facts are accurate; subjective ideas and opinions are clearly conveyed as such<\/td><td>Subjective ideas are presented as facts or are otherwise misleading; 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Criteria<\/th><th>Desirable Qualities<\/th><th>Areas for Improvement<\/th><th>Max<\/th><th>Points<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Lettering Size<\/td><td>Easily read from 10 ft<\/td><td>Too small, too narrow<\/td><td>5<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lettering Layout<\/td><td>Neat and well-planned; consistent spacing; balanced; flow of information is clear and easy to follow<\/td><td>Cramped, cluttered; hand-drawn lettering is smudged; cut-out lettering is untidy<\/td><td>5<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lettering Style<\/td><td>Readable and attractive; style adds interest or attracts viewers; spelling, punctuation, grammar are correct<\/td><td>Style distracts from message; use of inconsistent style that does not enhance the message; ineffective use of ALL CAPS; hand-drawn lettering is too thinly drawn<\/td><td>5<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Illustration Size<\/td><td>Easily observed from 10 ft<\/td><td>Too small; content of illustrations is cluttered or difficult to view or understand from 10ft<\/td><td>5<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Illustration Layout<\/td><td>Neat and well-planned; consistent spacing; balanced<\/td><td>Cramped, cluttered; hand-drawn illustrations are smudged, too thinly drawn, or difficult to interpret or understand; objects or cut-out illustrations are untidy;<\/td><td>5<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Illustration Relevance<\/td><td>Contributes to the main idea; adequately labeled or captioned if necessary, based on audience knowledge<\/td><td>Unrelated to message; too general, nonspecific; copyrighted<br>materials used<\/td><td>5<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overall Presentation (20 Points)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Category &amp; Criteria<\/th><th>Desirable Qualities<\/th><th>Areas for Improvement<\/th><th>Max<\/th><th>Points<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Colors<\/td><td>Effectively used; harmonious<\/td><td>Too many colors resulting in distraction or difficulty for viewer to focus;<br>colors clash<\/td><td>5<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Layout<\/td><td>Neat and well-planned; 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