Or converse situation: "I could tell she understand perfectly because she nodded in agreement at everything I said" In the first case, the student may have understood more than credited for but was simply not interested. ... In this way those who scored highly are not being overtly praised and those who achieved low scores are not being asked to admit this in front of the class. You should find that this method of eliding scores will provide more honest and opened reporting from students as the element of competition and perceived threat has been removed. ...

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