Assimilate
Review the essential ideas of each theme and check that the distinctions presented in the book have been clearly understood.
Why use the workbooks?
Reading makes it possible to understand a concept. Answering a question, examining a case or reformulating an impression makes it easier to recognise that concept in one’s own practice.
Apply
Examine realistic judging situations involving attention, perception, emotion, fatigue, comparison, context or cognitive bias.
Express
Learn to move from a vague impression to a more precise observation, question or professional formulation.
What each workbook contains
- A concise reminder of the main ideas;
- Questions checking understanding and nuance;
- Multiple-choice questions with explanatory answers;
- Concrete situations inspired by dance judging;
- Questions encouraging personal reflection.
- Analysis of statements and internal dialogue;
- Exercises in reformulating observations;
- Indicative answers and possible lines of reasoning;
- Space for personal notes and responses;
- Prompts for continuing the reflection with the Judge’s Assistant.
Twelve complementary workbooks
The workbooks follow the main themes of the book while remaining usable independently. They can be read in order or selected according to a current question or difficulty.
Understanding what judging means
The role of the adjudicator, attention, perception, human limits, emotion, fatigue and the context in which judging takes place.
Recognising what influences decisions
Memory, first impressions, comparison, intuitive and analytical thinking, preferences, reputation and the most common cognitive biases.
Developing a more conscious practice
The role of the panel, disagreement, uncertainty, explanation, self-observation and ways of refining one’s own judging routines.
The exact titles of the twelve workbooks are shown in the complete collection.
Four additional bonus guides
The bonus guides bring together broader exercises and resources that can be used after several workbooks or as a final review of the main ideas.
Complete cross-cutting case
A full situation requiring the reader to combine several mechanisms and distinguish observation, interpretation and decision.
100 questions for oral reflection
Questions designed to help readers explain their reasoning, clarify their vocabulary and explore possible situations.
Professional rewording bank
Examples showing how to transform vague, personal or accusatory statements into clearer and more constructive formulations.
Final review guide
A structured overview of the principal ideas, distinctions, points of vigilance and personal questions explored in the collection.
Who are the workbooks for?
Adjudicators and future adjudicators
To deepen the understanding of judging mechanisms and relate them to personal experience, without imposing a technical or regulatory method.
Dancers, coaches and teachers
To better understand how a performance may be observed and interpreted, and to develop a more precise dialogue about judging.
The workbooks do not constitute official examination material, a regulation or an institutional programme.
Continue each exercise with the Judge’s Assistant
The workbooks include prompts that can be used with the Judge’s Assistant. A reader can ask for clarification, compare several possible formulations, explore a personal case or continue reflecting on an answer.
The Assistant is multilingual and replies in the language of the question. Readers may therefore use the English workbooks while continuing the dialogue in the language they feel most comfortable using.
The Assistant does not provide an official answer and does not replace regulations, institutional frameworks or personal judgement. It helps readers make fuller use of the publications.
Availability
Complete English collection
The twelve workbooks and four bonus guides are complete in English. They are intended to be offered as a coherent editorial collection.
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