The recorder takes down the responses and then prioritizes the group's responses by indicating with a star the one or two responses in each category that the group feels are most important to communicate to the professor. After ten minutes of discussion time, the facilitator asks each recorder to report on the responses. The facilitator writes the responses on the board, being sensitive to dissension and minority views. When a statement is not shared by most, the facilitator requests a show of hands and records the approximate breakdown. A copy of the statements on the board is made to share with the instructor.
Numerical indices provide no detailed explanations and offer no possible solutions.
They do not give the students a chance to discuss or voice opinions about issues that are important to them, nor do they have an immediate impact on the course as it will be taught for the rest of the semester. In contrast, this method yields overtly verbalized suggestions for improved teaching, and, at the same time, provides positive feedback about what the instructor is doing well.