An examination of debater and judge perceptions in debate

This thesis is a descriptive study investigating the perceptions of 380 debaters and 95 judges at seven collegiate debate tournaments. The study examined debater/ judge agreement in terms of win/loss, speaker ratings and criteria important in the debate decision. A Kappa index and Pearson product-mo...

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Main Author:	Weaver, Ann Christine Barabe
Other Authors:	Benson, James A.
Format:	Others
Published:	2011
Subjects:	Debates and debating. Public speaking > Competitions. Decision making.
Online Access:	http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/handle/handle/181623 http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/416559

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spelling	ndltd-BSU-oai-cardinalscholar.bsu.edu-handle-1816232014-07-22T03:32:27ZAn examination of debater and judge perceptions in debateWeaver, Ann Christine BarabeDebates and debating.Public speaking -- Competitions.Decision making.This thesis is a descriptive study investigating the perceptions of 380 debaters and 95 judges at seven collegiate debate tournaments. The study examined debater/ judge agreement in terms of win/loss, speaker ratings and criteria important in the debate decision. A Kappa index and Pearson product-moment correlation were used to analyze the data.The findings indicated that debaters and judges do not tend to perceive the debate decision, speaker ratings or important criteria similarly.Benson, James A.2011-06-03T19:32:05Z2011-06-03T19:32:05Z19771977vi, 54 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.LD2489.Z72 1977 .W43http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/handle/handle/181623http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/416559Virtual Press
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An examination of debater and judge perceptions in debate

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