On the specified day all students display their posters around the room. They take turns in explaining their evidence and findings to a small group, which allows everyone to participate in discussing four or five posters. An individual student's mark for the activity is sometimes adjusted in light of feedback that students provide about the contribution that each person made to the project. Students report that this is an interesting activity and that they learn a lot from it. Most of them seem to take the task seriously, and make effective use of the library and the web as sources of evidence, thoughtfully collate this evidence and present their ideas well.
Some students enrich their evidence by interviewing relevant people.
Overall, student feedback indicates that the activity helps them develop some useful learning strategies as well as learn more about the subject matter. I believe that this is an effective learning activity. It is easy for staff to set up and manage, gives students an opportunity to explore a topic that relates to their own interests, and helps them develop some of the skills involved in self directed learning. It is also easy to assess, since the assessment is an integral part of the process of presenting the posters in class. Encouraging self directed learning through poster presentations.