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Criteria for Assessment of Abstracts

Separate criteria will be used for the assessment of abstracts for conference presentations including mini workshops and Proposals for Pre-Conference workshops.

Assessment of Abstracts for Presentations

Abstract Submissions for presentations will be assessed on the following criteria:

1. Relevance to evaluation of the focus of the proposed presentation;

2. Significance for evaluation of the issue or subject focussed upon;

3. Originality of the solution or approach taken to the issue;

4. Extent to which the abstract reflects a sound conceptual basis and argument in relation to the issue(s) addressed;

5. Extent to which the conceptual argument and research and evaluation methods used (qualitative, quantitative, analytical, etc.) are sound given the nature of the task;

6. Relevance to the overall conference theme and to one or more of the sub-themes; and

7. Significance for the aspects of evaluation represented by the conference theme and sub-themes.

Where an abstract for a presentation does not directly address one of the conference themes acceptance and scheduling decisions will be based upon Criteria 1 to 5 together with the overall purposes of the Conference.

Proposals are to be written in English and must be expressed in clear, accessible and grammatically correct language.

Abstract Content Guide

The Abstract and Justification Statement will be sent to reviewers for assessment and, if accepted, the Abstract will be included in the Conference Program as submitted, although it will be reduced if over 300 words. Please follow the format of the Abstract Content Guide given below, and ensure that the abstract is correct in content, expression and presentation.

The Abstract deals with the content of the presentation or mini workshop you are submitting. Please describe your proposed presentation or mini workshop in the space below in up to 300 words.

(For symposia provide an overall abstract for the symposium and abstracts for each presentation).

Abstract for a Presentation (300 words).

The content of your Abstract for a Presentation should include:

• The purpose of your presentation;
• An outline of the argument made based on the key concepts or research and evaluation methods or, where appropriate, both;
• The main findings and/or conclusions; and
• The implications for evaluation theory and/or practice.

You should keep in mind Criteria for Presentations 1 to 5 in preparing your abstract.

Justification Statement Guide (100 words)

The Justification Statement deals with the relevance to evaluation and importance of what you are proposing as well as its relationship to the conference theme(s).

Please justify the inclusion of your proposal in the conference abstract in a separate word document using up to 100 words.

Justification Statement for a Presentation
Please address all of the criteria but respond to criteria 6 and 7 specifically.