Judge Training
for Oral Events
REGIONALS
JUDGE TRAINING
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Welcome to the Judge Training Session;
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Firstly, Judges are coming from a variety of
public/private sector backgrounds;
May not be familiar with judging the
performance of adolescents;
Need to provide an overview re structure of
the day for the judges;
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STRUCTURE OF DAY
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9:00 – 10:00 am Students writing Multiple Choice
Exam in Cafetorium
9:00 – 9:15 am Judges arrive and register in Library
10:00 – 12:30 pm Role Plays begin (Individual &
Team) in assigned rooms
12:00 – 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 – 2:00 pm Awards Ceremony (Cafetorium)
Top 5 Overall will be recognized with ribbons in EACH
oral and test event
Top 3 Overall will be recognized with Medals in each
category
JUDGE TRAINING
It is important to note that judges are
not to judge anyone they know, i.e.,
past students;
 It is preferable that ex-DECA students
currently at University do not judge
students from their high school.
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KEY POINTS FOR JUDGES
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Students will range in age from 14 (Grade
9) to 18 or 19 years of age (Grade 12);
Students will range in performance ability;
Grade 9 students will not have had an
opportunity to take many business subjects
other than BTT101 (Information
Technology);
Some students may have competed before;
their experience may be apparent.
KEY POINTS FOR JUDGES
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It is important to note on the Category you will be
judging, Retail Merchandising Series (RMS) that you
are aware of the Instructional Area at the top of the
Role Play, i.e., Human Relations, Promotion,
Economics, Support Activities, etc.
The case study provided to students will include the
following:
– Participant Instructions which includes:
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Procedures;
Event Situation;
Competencies that will be Evaluated, i.e., the Student must
cover in his/her presentation.
KEY POINTS FOR JUDGES
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The Judge will be provided with the entire
package, along with:
– Evaluation Instructions which includes:
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Evaluation Form Information;
Evaluation Form Interpretation;
Level of Evaluation;
Judge Evaluation Form.
ROLE PLAY
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Two types of Role Plays:
1. Competitive Individual Role Play
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Student has 10 minutes to review case;
Judge to try and put student at ease - make them comfortable;
Student is with Judge for 10 minutes to present;
Student may not take full 10 minutes;
Please do not ask students what school they are from;
Ask student “Judge” questions once student has finished;
Key is to listen to see if student has covered all the competencies
in the role-play.
Individual Role
Play Events
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Accounting Applications ~ ACT
Apparel & Accessories Marketing ~ AAM
Automotive Services Marketing ~ ASM
Business Services Marketing ~ BSM
Food Marketing Series ~ FMS
Hotel and Lodging Management Series ~ HLM
Marketing Management Series ~ MMS
Quick Serve Restaurant Management ~ QSRM
Restaurant and Food Services Management ~ RFSM
Retail Merchandising Series ~ RMS
Sports and Entertainment Management ~ SEM
ROLE PLAY
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Two types of Role Plays:
2. Competitive Team Event Role Play
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Students have 30 minutes to review case;
Student is with Judge for 15 minutes to present;
Student may not take full 15 minutes;
Ask students “Judge” questions once team has
finished;
Key is to listen to see if student has covered all the
competencies in the role-play.
Team Role Play Events
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Buying Management Team Decision ~ BMDM
Business Law and Ethics Team Decision ~ BLMDM
Financial Services Management Team Decision ~ FMDM
Hospitality Services Management Team Decision ~ HMDM
Sports & Entertainment Management Team Decision ~ SMDM
Travel & Tourism Management Team Decision ~ TMDM
ROLE PLAY
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At conclusion of role-play, Judges are
not to make any comments after the
event other than to simply thank the
participants.
EVALUATION
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Judge will receive a scoring sheet;
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Judge to complete the evaluation form (calculator) is
needed;
Judges may wish to reconvene and discuss case after
they have seen three students (individual) and/or two
teams;
Judge may wish to rank evaluations, i.e., strongest
performance on top.
KEY POINTS FOR
EVALUATION
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Important for Judges to:
– Let student do presentation before asking
questions;
– Ensure student(s) cover competencies;
– Look for Buzz Words - terminology;
– Explanation re case study is realistic & plausible related to specific examples;
– Use of imagination/creativity;
KEY POINTS FOR
EVALUATION
 Not to give a score below 50%;
 Reasoning - do not want to demoralize a
student, in particular, our Grade 9’s who may
not yet have the experience or opportunity to
take business subjects;
 comments are most welcome as a means of
constructive feedback for the student.
DECA Ontario
REGIONALS JUDGES
THANK
YOU!!