Students who are shy to answer questions in class will have
their embarrassment ended in a new electronic system which allows them to give
answers to tutors in private. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
will be the first tertiary (36) in the world to
(37) the Personal Response System across the whole
(38) . The electric tool, like a
(39) control, enables all students to respond (40) and in private to questions asked in class by
their instructors. Students will get a pocket-size transmitter and their
instructor a (41) . During a lecture the instructor may stop
from time to time to (42) the students’ (43)
of the content by asking a question. The students can (44)
. Professor Nelson Cue, (45) removes the
threat associated with speaking publicly in lectures. Students do not have to
risk a loss of face when they give the wrong answer. They also do not have to
compete for the attention of the instructor. What’s more, (46)
.
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