In order to provide a fair feedback mechanism with regards to adjudicator
ranking within a tournament, the following will take place:
The adjudication core shall view a taped debate on Day 1, arrive at a
consensus on the importance of all relevant issues relating to the debate,
and formulate the test as well as the sample answers.
On Day 2, all participating adjudicators will view the same debate, and will
take the adjudication test.
The entire adjudication core will grade each paper, assign a score and
provide feedback to every adjudicator. On Day 3, a debriefing on the
adjudication grading approach will be provided by the adjudication core, and
the papers will be returned to every individual participant. An effective
appeals mechanism shall also be instituted on Day 3.
An adjudicating workshop prior to the test shall be provided, by Worlds and
Asians Finalist caliber debaters and adjudicators. This workshop will
provide the salient guidelines for adjudicating at this tournament.
Presentations on separate topics related to debating and adjudication shall
be provided through the course of the tournament. This would be part of an
effort to enhance adjudication standards at the tournament. In addition to
this, adjudicator feedback for the chair and panelists, will count heavily
in determining the ranking of adjudicators during the course of the
tournament. The quality of the adjudicators is generally expected to be high
as many great debaters and adjudicators of the past and present, from all
over Asia have confirmed their participation.
The tab guidelines are being drawn up by the experienced tab team of NTU and
Adjudication core of this tournament .
Our adjudication team is as follows :
Chief Adjudicator
Amit Bhatia, Singapore Institute of Management
Deputy Chief Adjudicators
Mohd. Sani Ismail, International Islamic University - Malaysia
Bobby Benedicto, Ateneo de Manila University - Philippines
Jason Jarvis, Kyung Hee University - South Korea