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Survey of Topics Form
Russ Church
MTSU Box 43
Murfreesboro, Tn. 37132
Survey on the CEDA Topic Selection Process
The following survey asks you to respond to statements about the Cross Examination Debate Association's process to select debate topics. Please take a few minutes to fill out the survey and RETURN BY MAY 1 in the enclosed stamped, self-addressed envelope
. The results of the survey will be shared with the 1995-96 Topic Committee and the CEDA community.
Please circle one number that indicates the strength of your agreement with the statements below.
SAMPLE
CEDA topics should be deal exclusively with propositions of value.
1 2 3 4 5
strongly agree no disagree strongly
agree opinion disagree
STATEMENTS ABOUT THE TOPIC SELECTION PROCESS: Beginning this last year CEDA selected topics in a two vote process. The membership first voted on a general topic area and second on a specific group of topics drawn from the most popular area. Please resp
ond to the statements about the process.
The two vote selection process resulted in better worded topics than in the past.
1 2 3 4 5
strongly agree no disagree strongly
agree opinion disagree
The two vote selection process resulted in topics based on a thorough knowledge of the subject matter.
1 2 3 4 5
strongly agree no disagree strongly
agree opinion disagree
The two vote selection process resulted in less timely topics than in the past.
1 2 3 4 5
strongly agree no disagree strongly
agree opinion disagree
(over)
The two vote selection process decreased the choices of interesting topics.
1 2 3 4 5
strongly agree no disagree strongly
agree opinion disagree
STATEMENTS ABOUT THE TOPICS ON THE BALLOT:
The topic ballot should include only policy resolutions.
1 2 3 4 5
strongly agree no disagree strongly
agree opinion disagree
The CEDA topic ballot should include only non-policy resolutions.
1 2 3 4 5
strongly agree no disagree strongly
agree opinion disagree
The CEDA topic ballot should include a combination of policy and non-policy topics.
1 2 3 4 5
strongly agree no disagree strongly
agree opinion disagree
No fact resolutions should be included on the CEDA ballot.
1 2 3 4 5
strongly agree no disagree strongly
agree opinion disagree
The winning NDT topic should be included on the CEDA ballot in the fall.
1 2 3 4 5
strongly agree no disagree strongly
agree opinion disagree
The winning NDT topic should be included on the CEDA ballot for the second semester.
1 2 3 4 5
strongly agree no disagree strongly
agree opinion disagree
STATEMENTS ABOUT RECENT CEDA TOPICS:
Recent CEDA topics have been very interesting to our students.
1 2 3 4 5
strongly agree no disagree strongly
agree opinion disagree
Recent CEDA topics have been very interesting to the coach or coaches at our institution.
1 2 3 4 5
strongly agree no disagree strongly
agree opinion disagree
Recent CEDA topics have led to a decline in the interest in CEDA debate on our campus.
1 2 3 4 5
strongly agree no disagree strongly
agree opinion disagree
BEST AND WORST TOPICS:
The best recent CEDA topic was:
The worst CEDA topic was:
PROGRAM INFORMATION: Circle all answers that apply.
Our program included for 1994-95: Individual Events CEDA Debate NDT Debate Parliamentary Debate NFA Lincoln-Douglas NEDA Debate Other ___________
We currently plan to include for 1995-96: Individual Events
CEDA Debate NDT Debate Parliamentary Debate NFA Lincoln-Douglas NEDA Debate Other ___________ Undecided
OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT TOPIC SELECTION OR TOPICS:
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