At the school where I did my volunteer service, oral marks are not common. But I wanted to give my learners a real reason, a motivation to pay attention in class. So I made up an idea with my class teacher - at the end of each school term we would write a final exam. Those exams determine if a learner will pass the year or not.
I promised my learners to add 0-10 marks for Active Participation on top of the marks that they reached in the end of the term exam (maximum 100 marks). Once in a while, I took notes in the classroom about who was being active. I also regarded our weekly tests and the homeworks for the Active Participation Marks.
Conclusion:
When I kept reminding them about the Active Participation marks, the majority of the learners was really more active. Also I could now calm down some learners who where acting to "active" - for example those who stood up and cried my name through the classroom and told everybody the answers without being asked.
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