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NB! Due to health concerns, the event will be canceled.


In the context of the International Teaching Week 2020, a student research presentation event will take place on the 2nd of April, where all students whose research has educational sciences as focus, are most welcome to take part.

What?

Poster session introducing student research in the field of educational sciences – introducing the research topics of teacher training, educational innovation and other educational sciences’ students.

Why participate?

To get acquainted with different topics of student research from the field of educational sciences; to discuss your research topic with those interested in your research; to share the results and insights acquired during your own research process; to show how exciting and diverse educational sciences are; to get recognition for all your hard work so far and a positive push to keep going with your research.

Why participate as a visitor?

To get acquainted with different topics of student research from the field of educational sciences; to get advice and inspiration for your own research and to discover how exciting and diverse educational sciences are.

When?

2nd of April at 14.15–17.45 at TLU ceremony hall (T-324).

Students who are presenting their posters are welcome to start getting ready from 13.45 onwards and the doors will be opened to visitors at 14:00. The posters are presented in two sessions.

Schedule:

14.15–14.30 Welcome

14.30–15.30 Session A

15.30–16.30 Session B

16.30–16.45 Wrap-up

16.45–17.15 Reception

How?

If you would like to take part as a visitor, simply make your way to the ceremony hall (T-324) at 14.15 on the 2nd April.

If you would like to present your work:

Register here

Guidelines for Poster Presentations
Important Information

The poster session takes place during the international week of the School of Educational Sciences and the working language of the event is English. In addition to the students and staff of Tallinn University, visiting lecturers from Australia, USA, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Netherlands and Malta will be visiting the event.

We are welcoming student research in all formats and development phases - it’s not necessary to have your data already gathered and analyzed. And although the event is organized by the School of Educational Sciences, all research related to teaching, learning and education is more than welcome.

If you would like to join the poster session with your research, make sure you register here and in case of any questions, don’t hesitate to get in touch with Merlin Linde (merlin.linde@tlu.ee, +372 56 56 8106).

There will be a seminar on the 16th of March at 16.00 in room M-421 for all students who would like some guidance in preparing their posters or feedback to their draft.

The posters should be ready and sent to Merlin Linde by e-mail (merlin.linde@tlu.ee) by the 25th of March. The posters will then be printed out by the School of Educational Sciences and given to students in the morning of 2 April. 

About the Poster Session

The poster presentation will take place in two 60-minute sessions. The students presenting their posters in session A can take a look at other students’ posters during session B and vice versa.

Each student presenting their research is expected to stand next to their poster, briefly introduce their work and answer questions about their research topic. 

Additionally, each student is expected to prepare a task that would engage visitors, test their knowledge on the topic and inspire them to read more about it. The task should be small - it should take up to 10 minutes for a visitor to solve is independently (a crossword, Q&A cards, domino, etc).

After the poster sessions, we will have a brief award ceremony to acknowledge the good and hard work of all student researchers, followed by a more relaxed reception with food and drinks.

Preparing your poster

Here you will find three possible poster designs for research in different forms and in different development stages. Below you will find some suggestions for creating a clear and eye-catching poster. It is not mandatory to follow the guidelines but they will help you create a poster that gives a good overview of your work.

What should be on the poster?

  • Title

The title of the work should be concise and clearly deliver the topic of the research. By reading the title, a visitor should know right away what the research is about and ideally also become curious. The title should definitely include the same keywords that the research questions do.

  • Authors and contact information

The names and institutions of all authors should be listed on the poster, as well as the contact information of at least one author so that visitors would be able to get in touch with you later.

  • Supervisor(s)

The supervisor’s name, academic degree, and institute should also be mentioned on the poster.

  • Introduction

The introduction should give a brief and argumentative overview of the research problem (why this research is necessary) and aims (what you would like to know or achieve by conducting this research). 

  • Theoretical Background

The poster should also make it clear which theoretical framework the research is built upon and how that theory explains the phenomenon that is being studied.

  • Research questions

The research questions are the most important part of your poster since they give the visitor the most specific information about your research. Research questions should be formulated in a way that the reader understands right away what kind of data is/will be collected and what kind of conclusions the authors would like to draw from the results. 

  • Methods

When describing the method, make sure to describe the sample, data collection process and research instrument(s).

  • Results

When giving an overview of the results, make sure to answer all the research questions. It would also be beneficial to include tables and figures to deliver messages.

  • Conclusions, discussion, future directions

The aim of the discussion is to explain the relevance and to discuss the possible uses of the results. It is also a place to analyze the strengths and limitations of your work and make suggestions for future research and development.

  • References

When citing others’ work in the introduction, theoretical background and/or discussion make sure to list the references following APA formatting and style guide.

If you haven’t collected your data yet, your poster could introduce two alternative designs to meet the aim of the study so that you can discuss with visitors which method might be best and what other alternatives there are. You could also attach a reading suggestion to your poster (for example, with a QR-code) for those visitors who would like to read more about the topic of your research. 

If you are planning an action or design-based research and your research is built on creating something tangible or practical and studying its effectiveness, you could dedicate one text field on your poster to describing your intervention or creation. You could also attach a reading suggestion to your poster  (for example, with a QR-code) for those visitors who would like to read more about the topic of your research. 

Some additional tips:

  • Be brief and simple.
  • Use few words in readable fonts at least in size 24.
  • Limit the number of tables and figures to only the most critical.
  • Bullet lists help to save space and tie everything together. Summary diagrams also help.
  • Keep in mind that photos and other images on the poster should be of sufficient quality (at least 300 dpi). Most photos and illustrations downloaded from the internet are not of sufficient quality.
  • Don’t forget about copyright and make sure to, whenever relevant, attribute text and images to the author.