Overview
Posters will be displayed in hard copy format and presented in real time and space, with a question period within 60 minutes. They can address a range of theoretical, empirical research-based or educational topics relating to but not limited to the conference theme.
Guidelines
All submitted abstracts should:
- Be written in English
- Use Times New Roman, font size 11, format justified
- Contain 150 – 250 words (excluding title, author, affiliation and keywords)
- Include a title of 12 – 15 words
- Unstructured Content (in one paragraph only): Introduction, Purpose/Proposition, Approach/Methods, Results/Supporting Arguments, and Implication for Educational Practice
- Include three keywords
- Indicate clearly whether submission is theoretical, research-based or educational
- Use APA 7th edition style guide
Guide for Poster Preparation
The poster should convey highlights of a research study in a format that can be easily read and comprehended in a short period of time, i.e. 3 to 5 minutes.
The body of the poster would have 300 to 400 words. It must be readable from a distance of 2m. Graphs or charts need to be carefully designed so that they are readily comprehended.
Elements of the Poster
- The presenter is free to include or exclude any elements relevant to the poster.
- Title: The title should be short and fit across the top of the poster. Authors’ names and affiliations appear below the title.
- Introduction: keep this section short and clearly state the objectives
- Methods or Experimental Design: Keep the text to a minimum. Use graphics where possible.
- Results: Graphs (figures) are preferred over tables. Include captions with graphic. Tables should not exceed four columns. Keep statement brief.
- Conclusion or Implications: Limit this section to a few bulleted statements.
- References: Include the references at the end or bottom of your poster. Use numerical citation and number references in citation order.
- Acknowledgements: Include this section when appropriate.
Poster dimension and format
- Overall size: The preferred size of the poster is A0 (841mm x 1189mm (33.1” x 46.8”) in a portrait format. Please ensure that the poster is in English.
- The resolution: should be 300 dpi and the colour modus: CMYK
- Font type size: Character fonts should be Calibri; use the same font type throughout.
- Title: 72 point or larger and bold; keep it short, not more than 80 characters including spaces.
- Authors’ names and affiliation: 48 points
- Section headings: 36 points, bold.
- Text: 28 points.
- Graphs and tables: all numbers and labels 28 points or larger.
- Graphs bars and symbols: use colours; avoid cross hatching.
- References: 20-24 point.
- Acknowledgements: 20 to 24 points.