Can Gamification Help With Fairer Marking? Gamification, the application of game-design elements and principles in non-game contexts, is increasingly being...
Should Judges Be Allowed to Pause a Contestant? Introduction In competitive environments such as Quran recitation contests, science fairs, spelling...
Rethinking Penalties in Children’s Hifz Events Introduction Competitions designed to assess and celebrate the memorisation of the Quran—commonly referred to...
Red Cards vs Grace Periods: Handling Recitation Errors Introduction Quran recitation competitions evoke a sense of reverence and anticipation in...
How to Make Quran Competitions More Transparent: Lessons from the Inside Over the past decade, I’ve had the privilege—and at...
Building a Scoring System That Works Across Dialects: Reflections from the Field If you have ever sat through the back-and-forth...
Why Judges Need Digital Guidance, Not Just Experience Introduction: A Changing Landscape for Quran Competition Judges I have spent more...
The Assessment Trap: Overemphasising Memorisation, Ignoring Tarteel Introduction: A Familiar Dilemma For many years, I’ve found myself seated at high...
Why Real-Time Feedback Beats End-of-Day Results: Lessons from Years of Quran Competitions In the world of Quran competitions, whether local...
Assessing Beyond Word Accuracy: What Are We Missing? Introduction: The Limits of Checking for Mistakes In the world of Quran...
Is Your Judging Style Demotivating Contestants? When people speak of Quran competitions, they often imagine the stage lights, the anticipation...
The Problem With Binary Marking Systems Over the years, I have been privileged to serve in various capacities within the...