Korea WUDC Chair Feedback Scale

The mark bands below are rough and general descriptions; judges need not satisfy every feature described to fit in a particular band.

Score Qualitative Comments
10 Exceptional

Accuracy: Extremely accurate call, reflected through precise appreciation and very meticulous assessment of 'close' comparisons between teams; comprehensive recognition of all necessary inter-team comparisons.

Reasoning/Justification: Extremely well-justified justification, evidenced by flawlessly or near-flawlessly outlined explanations that are in-depth, insightful, and nuanced; explicit identification and strong justification for any weighing metrics or assumptions employed in judging.

Discussion: Offers highly astute and insightful comments on the debate; highly efficient, and demonstrates profound acumen in managing the panel discussion and (where appropriate) offering constructive feedback to teams.

9 Excellent

Accuracy: Very accurate call, reflected through appreciation and correct assessment of 'close' comparisons between teams; comprehensive recognition of most necessary inter-team comparisons.

Reasoning/Justification: Very well-justified justification, evidenced by well-outlined explanations that are in-depth, insightful, and nuanced; good attempts made to justify weighing metrics in judging.

Discussion: Offers very insightful comments on the debate; consistently efficient, and demonstrates and judgment in managing the panel discussion.

8 Very Good

Accuracy: Accurate call, reflected through largely correct judgment regarding 'close' comparisons between teams; detailed recognition of most necessary inter-team comparisons.

Reasoning/Justification: Comprehensively justified justification, evidenced by well-outlined explanations that are in-depth and nuanced; very occasional slippage into minor assumptions or personal biases in judging, or minor lack of clarity in one or more inter-team comparisons; metrics for judging are identified but not explicitly justified.

Discussion: Offers mostly insightful comments on the debate; largely efficient, and demonstrates effectiveness in managing the panel discussion.

7 Good

Accuracy: Accurate call, reflected through generally correct rankings but potentially wrong regarding 'close' comparisons between teams; careful acknowledgment of most necessary inter-team comparisons in consideration.

Reasoning/Justification: Generally well-justified justification, evidenced by well-outlined explanations; occasional slippage into minor personal biases and assumptions, or minor lack of clarity in some inter-team comparisons.

Discussion: Offers generally relevant comments on the debate; efficient with occasional slip-ups and flaws or imbalance in managing discussion; demonstrates an appropriate level of judgment (at times limited) in oral adjudication.

6 Above Average

Accuracy: Mostly accurate call, although may fail to get 'close' comparisons between teams correct.

Reasoning/Justification: Good attempt at justifying decision; explanations demonstrating some appreciation of key clashes and how they are resolved; occasional slippage into minor or insignificant personal biases and assumptions; lack of clarity in some inter-team comparisons.

Discussion: Offers some helpful or useful comments on the debate; somewhat inefficient and barely satisfactory at leading discussion; demonstrates a lack of understanding of the key issues in the debate in oral adjudication.

5 Average

Accuracy: Broadly accurate call that gets the 'obvious' clashes correct; may fail to produce accurate judgment regarding 'close' comparisons, or may neglect a significant but not substantial part of the debate.

Reasoning/Justification: Some attempt at justifying decision; explanations demonstrating some appreciation of key clashes and issues; regular slippage into personal biases and assumptions, some of which may undermine the quality of the justification; lack of clarity regarding specific inter-team comparisons.

Discussion: Mostly inefficient at leading discussion; at times, struggles with catering to one or more voices on panel without reason; demonstrates lack of mature judgment in oral adjudication.

4 Below Average

Accuracy: Inaccurate call that nonetheless identifies the 'obvious' rankings correctly; call reflects one or more misunderstandings of the debate; some inability to track important arguments/responses.

Reasoning/Justification: Unsatisfactory attempt at justifying decision; explanations demonstrate some appreciation of key clashes and issues, but may not warrant or justify the posited call; frequent slippage into personal biases and assumptions, some undermining the quality of the justification; lack of clarity regarding most inter-team comparisons.

Discussion: Incompetent at managing discussion; struggles to consider or include all members on panel; somewhat irrelevant in oral adjudication.

3 Poor

Accuracy: Inaccurate call failing to identify one or more of the 'obvious' rankings correctly; call reflects several misunderstandings of the debate, some of which may be fundamental; some inability to track important arguments/responses.

Reasoning/Justification: Poor attempt at justifying decision; explanations demonstrating no appreciation of key clashes and issues; frequent slippage into personal biases and assumptions, most of which certainly undermine the quality of the justification and severely distort the results; lack of clarity regarding most inter-team comparisons; justification occasionally slips into utter irrelevance.

Discussion: Incompetent at managing discussion; struggles to consider or include all members on panel; mostly irrelevant in oral adjudication.

2 Very Poor

Accuracy: Wildly inaccurate call that completely fails to identify more than one of the 'obvious' rankings correctly; call reflects several core misunderstandings of the debate; clear inability to track important arguments/responses.

Reasoning/Justification: Little to no attempt at justifying decision; explanations demonstrating no appreciation of key clashes and issues; frequent slippage into personal biases, irrelevance and assumptions, that cumulatively undermine the quality of the justification and severely skew the results; lack of clarity regarding most inter-team comparisons.

Discussion: Very incompetent at managing discussion; struggles to consider any views of all members on panel; irrelevant and potentially counterproductive in oral adjudication.

1 Abysmal

Accuracy: Completely inaccurate call that absolutely fails to identify more than one of the 'obvious' rankings correctly; call reflects a fundamental and foundational misunderstandings of both the debate and British Parliamentary debating in general; clear inability to track important arguments/responses.

Reasoning/Justification: Effectively no rationalisable attempt at justifying decision; explanations demonstrating no or deeply erroneous appreciation of key clashes and issues; consistent slippage into unwarranted personal biases and assumptions that cumulatively undermine the quality of the justification and severely skew the results; utter irrelevance.

Discussion: Entirely incompetent at managing discussion; struggles to consider any views of all members on panel; irrelevant and very counterproductive in oral adjudication.

This scale has been transcribed word-for-word from pages 59-61 of the Korea WUDC Judge Manual into an HTML-based format so it can load more quickly and viewed more easily on mobile devices.