Article Title

Judge Agreement and Student Rotation: A Real-Life Study of the 1990 DSR-TKA National Forensics Tournament

Authors

Vicki L. Karns, Suffolk University

Document Type

Tournament Managements

Abstract

During the third round of Poetry competition at the 1990 DSR-TKA National Tournament, a student approached the Tab Room and asked why the same people were competing against each other in the first and third rounds. After examining the schematics, it was determined that, indeed, the first and third rounds were identical. At that point in the tournament schedule, it was impossible to reschedule or redo the schematic, so the tournament continued as originally scheduled. Instead of treating this as a crisis, it became an excellent real-life opportunity for research. Thus, this study examines the ranks between Rounds One and Two, Two and Three, and Three and One to see what we can learn about judge agreement and student rotation/scheduling.

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Recommended Citation

Karns, Vicki L. (1998) "Judge Agreement and Student Rotation: A Real-Life Study of the 1990 DSR-TKA National Forensics Tournament," Proceedings of the National Developmental Conference on Individual Events: Vol. 3: Iss. 1, Article 18.
Available at: https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/ndcieproceedings/vol3/iss1/18