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Ludwik wrote in part:The question in my mind is how many students were reluctant to reply due to
I asked, in a Conceptual Science course for non-science majors, "who cannumber
explain changing shapes of the moon to a child?". Nobody raised the hand.
My first thought was "intimidation"; they do not want to be singled out
for an explanation. So I said "I will not ask you to perform. I only want
to know. Would you (pointing to a student in the first raw) count the
of hands raised when I turn my face toward the blackboard, please." Iturned
and waited. Then I turned back and asked about the outcome. "No hands were
raised" she said.
I would point out that you removed your intimidation factor, but not the
intimidation of the student's peers. I wonder if you would have had any
different results if they could anonymously write on a sheet a paper
("ballot") their response. I unfortunately suspect that the answer is no.
But would love to hear otherwise.
Joel