EDU204: Characteristics of Learners with Disabilities: Poster Content

Some content on this guide adapted with permission from George Mason University Writing Center.

• Be concise and clear in your language.
• Do not use contractions such as don't or can't.
• Use only standard/common abbreviations such as ex.
• Use spellcheck. Then use a real live Writing Center consultant. They are better than spellcheck.
• The following sections are usually included on a poster. Modify to your needs & your instructor's requirements. 
• Title (larger font, descriptive--so your audience can tell at a glance what it's all about)
• Author's name (you!)
• Abstract (write this last, use article abstracts as examples)
• Introduction
• Materials and Methods
• Results (graphs/charts are good)
• Discussion (what are you concluding, what should happen next, such as additional research)
• Acknowledgments (optional, opportunity to thank people who assisted in your research)
• Literature Cited (also called References, in the specified citation style. Each source listed here should be cited in-text in your poster)