Check-list for projects papers and presentations
The check list is intended for students as a tool for self-evaluation of papers written to present own project
work and for peer review of project work of fellow students. This is useful for all kinds of written presentations,
although small projects do not necessarily include all subchapters. It can also serve for evaluation of oral
presentations, especially to check if the organization of the presentation is correct. All presentations should
include title page, introduction and background information, objectives, materials and methods, results,
conclusions and references.
Title
□ Is it less than 15 words?
□ Does it include the key-words of the project?
□ Does it catch the attention of the reader?
Title page
□ Does it include the name of the student/s?
□ Does it include the name of the course?
□ Does it include the name of the teacher?
Abstract (not needed for small projects)
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Does it catch the interest of the reader?
Is it the thesis in a nutshell?
Does it include the main issues of all chapters?
Is it 150-200 words?
Table of content
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Is it well organized?
Does it include page numbers?
Introduction
This is the part of introduction that is intended to introduce the project. In articles the background information
is usually included in the introduction chapter, but here it is shown separate. The reason is that background
information is usually more detailed and relatively large part of a student´s presentation
□ Is the study introduced in a precise manner?
□ Is the study question/s introduced?
Background information
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Has the author/s given the chapter and its subchapters describing names?
Does it start with the more general issues that serve as foundation for the more specific items that
follow?
Are the subchapters well organized?
Is each item finished where it is started and unnecessary repeats avoided?
Is the discussion of reasonable depth and width to cover the subject?
Does it only include background information and thus not issues that belong to other chapters?
Are connections made to other studies related to the subject?
Is it in concordance with the study question/s
Objectives
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Is/are the object/s of the study presented in a clear and precise manner?
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Materials and methods (In smaller projects some subchapters may not be needed, or in lesser detail)
Study design
□ Is it discussed what kind of study was performed?
□ Are all variables, dependent and independent, addressed?
Study population (this subchapter can be small or detailed according to the project, but always address
what is being studied)
□ Is it explained what population was studied and how it was selected?
□ Is information on number, age, and sex included?
□ Is it explained what kind of information was collected?
□ Is it explained what kind of samples were used and how they were collected and kept?
Materials (at least list of what was used)
□ Are there explanations on what material, apparatus and computer programs were used?
□ Is there sufficient information on new and unfamiliar apparatus that might have been used?
□ Is the order of presentation in logical order according to the methods?
Methods (at least list of methods with references)
□ Is it explained what methods were used in the study?
□ Are references to known methods and/or standards included?
Procedure (at least refer to known methods)
□ Is the procedure well explained, or includes references to available descriptions?
□ Can the reader perform the study using the information provided?
□ Is there information on quality assessment?
Results
□ Are the results organized in concordance with the study question/s and provide replies to it?
□ Are the results precisely presented?
□ Do the results only include clear facts?
□ Are tables and figures clear and correctly labeled?
Statistics (this is needed if statistical analyses are used in the study)
□ Are the appropriated methods for statistical analysis used?
□ Are the formulas correct?
□ Are the analyses correct?
Discussions/ conclusions
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Are the replies to the study questions provided?
Is it explained how the results compare to what was previously known about the subject?
Are the results compared to other studies?
Are strength and weaknesses of the study addressed?
Does the author point out the questions that arise from the study that can be further studied?
Are conclusions drawn?
Are conclusions logical according to the results?
References
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Is the student the author of the presentation?
Are the information obtained for the presentation and referred to honestly processed by the author?
Are references correctly labeled in the text?
Are the references correctly listed according to valid standard (APA, Vancouver)?
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To use for peer review
Title
Author
Reviewer
Review – general comments (In a few sentences):
Grade (The final grading of the author is done by the teacher as well as evaluation of the reviewer)
Criteria for grading
A: The student shows high level of independence, excellence in the understanding of the subject
and the performance of all parts of the project (85-100%)
B: The student shows moderate level of independence, good understanding of the subject and
performs well in most parts of the project (65-84%)
C:
The student shows basic level of independence and understanding and his/her performance
meets the course criteria for learning outcome (50-64%)
D: The student shows lack of independence and understanding and does not meet the course
criteria for learning outcome (<50%)
Note - Basic criteria that must be met in all projects
(Used in Department of Biomedical Science at the University of Iceland, where projects that do not meet the
criteria are rejected within 3 days. In that instance the student is allowed a week for amendments. The grades
of an amended project can mostly reach 80% compared to an accepted project)
□ The presentation includes title page with the title of the project, name of the course, the year and the
names of the student and teacher
□ The presentation includes table of content with page numbers
□ The presentation is at least organized in the following chapters: Introduction, materials and methods,
results and conclusions
□ The presentation includes correct reference list according to valid standards
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