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.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/181623 |
| Date | January 1977 |
| Creators | Weaver, Ann Christine Barabe |
| Contributors | Benson, James A. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | vi, 54 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Source | Virtual Press |
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