Learn how to improve judging integrity, build fair scoring rubrics, reduce bias, and ensure consistency across all levels of Quran competitions.
Why Pre-Assigned Questions Might Be the Future In recent years, educational and competitive environments have witnessed significant evolution in assessment […]
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Should Judges Be Allowed to Pause a Contestant? Introduction In competitive environments such as Quran recitation contests, science fairs, spelling
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Rethinking Penalties in Children’s Hifz Events Introduction Competitions designed to assess and celebrate the memorisation of the Quran—commonly referred to
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Building a Scoring System That Works Across Dialects: Reflections from the Field If you have ever sat through the back-and-forth
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Why Judges Need Digital Guidance, Not Just Experience Introduction: A Changing Landscape for Quran Competition Judges I have spent more
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The Assessment Trap: Overemphasising Memorisation, Ignoring Tarteel Introduction: A Familiar Dilemma For many years, I’ve found myself seated at high
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Why Real-Time Feedback Beats End-of-Day Results: Lessons from Years of Quran Competitions In the world of Quran competitions, whether local,
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Assessing Beyond Word Accuracy: What Are We Missing? Introduction: The Limits of Checking for Mistakes In the world of Quran
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Is Your Judging Style Demotivating Contestants? When people speak of Quran competitions, they often imagine the stage lights, the anticipation,
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The Problem With Binary Marking Systems Over the years, I have been privileged to serve in various capacities within the
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