ABSTRACT REVIEW FORM
2014 Joint Conference - Minneapolis
Reviewer & Abstract Information
Reviewer Name
Abstract #
Abstract Type
Abstract Title
Description of
Session Type
The Society for the Study of Occupation: USA, The Canadian Society of Occupational Scientists, & The International Society for Occupational Science are soliciting abstracts for a joint
conference. This conference seeks to advance ideas and to foster collaborative work by bringing together an international group of scholars who share an interest in advancing empirical,
theoretical, and methodological knowledge related to the study of occupation. We are inviting
a broad range of disciplines to contribute to this conference including researchers and scholars in occupational science, occupational therapy, sociology, anthropology, psychology, gerontology, public health, policy science, and related disciplines of study.
In addition to the main conference theme of Globalization and Occupational Science: Partnerships, Methods and Research, the conference will highlight 3 sub-themes: 1. International
connections in the study of occupation 2. Meaningful connections in the study of occupation
3. Methodologies to advance the study of social issues
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Abstract Review
Please score the abstract according to the criteria below using the following guidelines:
Scoring Guidelines
Score
Description
1
Unresponsive/Unacceptable: information is incomplete or absent
2
Marginal: missing key information or description
3
Acceptable: provides some information but not overly informative
4
Good: provides the majority of key information
5
Excellent: informative and comprehensive
Rigour and Trustworthiness (3 points x Score)
Methods and/or approaches to considering shared topic well described,
and multi-dimensional approach and
Low
1
Moderate
2
REVIEWER SCORE =
quality of papers supported.
Overall Coherence
Abstract is concise (i.e., each sen-
High
3
0
4
5
/5
(3 points x Score)
Low
Moderate
High
tence is maximally informative, especially the lead sentence), readable
(i.e., written in logical sequence, use
of clear vigorous prose) and self-
1
2
REVIEWER SCORE =
3
0
4
5
/5
contained (i.e., should not include
abbreviations, jargon).
Importance to Occupational Science
Topic of relevance to occupation, and
of interest and appeal to an occupational science audience (i.e., needs to
be heard, current trends or new pro-
Low
1
(5 points x Score)
Moderate
2
REVIEWER SCORE =
High
3
4
5
0 /5
vocative ideas or knowledge ).
Relation to Conference Theme
Topic relates to overall conference
theme, and one or more sub-themes
(see page 1 for a description of conference themes)
Low
1
(3 points x Score)
Moderate
2
REVIEWER SCORE =
Overall Score
3
0
4
/5
0
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High
/
70
5
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