Remarks for students to Motivate and Encourage

There are many different types of students. Some are very intelligent and excellent in studies and other activities, some are good, some are average and others are bad at studies, curriculum, and overall other activities. It is grading time again, and you might be wondering about giving some positive and motivational remarks to the students so that they can feel motivational, unique, charged, and they would get insight into how they have performed, and how they need to improve.

The remarks for students reflect their performance, and at times, it also does reflect the need for improvement in the student. Leaving an appropriate remark for the students is very necessary since it is going to contribute much to the further development, and changes in the students, and is an important part of the evaluation.

In this article, we are going to have a look at different remarks for the students. We would cover teachers’ comments on students’ progress related to a variety of students, like weak students, good students, average students, and excellent students. You can use these remarks for the students, or use them as an idea for your own custom remarks. Note that we haven’t used any names in the remarks, but you can add them as and when required.

Remarks for students to Motivate and Encourage

Remarks for Students on Achievement and Improvement

• He/she is hard-working, and with more concentration and study, he/she can score much better, but overall the performance is great.
• He/she is determined and progressive. Does all the given tasks in a neat way.
• If he/she works harder, he/she will soon get good results.
• If he/she continues the repeated efforts, it is going to benefit greatly for him/her.
• He/she has significantly improved in academics but needs a slight improvement in Maths.
• He/she has significantly improved in academics but needs a slight improvement in Science.
• He/she has significantly improved in academics but needs a slight improvement in Social Science.
• He/she has a very creative mind but needs to focus more on studies.
• He/she is very good at sports, but needs slight improvement in academics, to create a balance between academics and co–curricular activities.
• He/she is very enthusiastic and has great potential, just needs to focus more on regular studies.
• He/she is very hard-working and a good scorer. Just need to improve my regular studies.
• He/she is interested and enthusiastic about different activities in the class but tends to work too fast, which often creates mistakes.
• He/she takes much effort, but we expect more from him/her because he/she is very hard-working and talented.
• He/she is taking many efforts, but those efforts need to be put in the right direction and right time, which would lead to more improvement.
• We highly appreciate the improvement in him/her in this term, but still, he/she needs to work more on practicals related to different subjects.
• He/she has received excellent grades in all the subjects.
• He/she has a strong command of Maths.
• He/she has a strong command of English.
• He/she has a strong command of Science.
• He/she is very much interested in Science and is very attentive in classes.
• He/she is very much interested in Maths and is very attentive in classes.
• He/she is very good at other subjects, just we are worried about his performance in Maths.
• He/she is very good at other subjects, just we are worried about his performance in Science.
• He/she is very good at other subjects, just we are worried about his performance in English.
• He/she is good at English speaking and reading, just needs to improve more in creative writing.
• He/she is not working to his/her full potential.
• He/she has steadily improved in this term, and continuous efforts can lead to further improvement.
• He/she has been continuously improving in all the subjects, and with continued efforts, he/she can achieve the highest scores.
• He/she is eager to learn more, always curious and questioning. Very attentive in class.
• He/she is good at learning and exploring. He/she does not stick to the normal syllabus and tries to explore more, we also try to support as much as we can.
• He/she has significantly improved but still needs improvement in practicals.
• Academically, he/she has made significant progress so far.
• He/she enjoys studying in the classroom and is very attentive during the lectures.
• He/she has a very helpful nature. He/she helps many friends in the classroom with academic difficulties.
• He/she has a great classroom attitude and has a good relationship with all his/her friends.
• He/she has great ambitions ahead, and we wish him or his/her success in life.
• He/she is good in academics, but due to poor attendance, he/she might lack behind in many terms, so need to look up the attendance.
• He/she scores good marks in the exams but is not at all attentive in class. The studies are not just for examinations. So, he/she needs to put in continuous efforts other than in the examinations.
• He/she wastes a lot of time dreaming and then is not able to finish the tasks in time. He/she has great potential but does not realize that.
• He/she is a good student but has the bad company of friends, which needs to be avoided, or it can take him/her down.
• He/she is excellent in studies, but lacks consistency, so, needs much improvement in consistency.

Remarks for students on hard work and skills –

• He/she works hard, but needs to work more on consistency since only studying hard in the exam time is not enough.
• He/she manages to get good grades in the examination but lacks consistent efforts in studies. Putting consistent efforts can improve him/her a lot in his regular life, and the future.
• He/she is good at studying but does not listen to the instructions given.
• He/she is good at studies and other activities but needs to work hard to be better since other students are taking continuous efforts, so we worry that he/she should not lack behind.
• He/she has good attendance in class but is at times confused with what is going on, so needs to fix this problem, so that he/she does not lack behind.
• He/she needs to work hard on his/her fundamentals in Maths. Basic maths is weak, which is why he/she cannot do the other calculations.
• He/she attends the class, but the basics are not clear, due to which, he/she is unable to perform well in the tests. So, need to work on the basics.
• He/she is good at studies and in the examinations, but needs to work hard on consistency,
• He/she is confident, hard-working, and has great potential in the classroom.
• He/she is a very responsible student.
• He/she is a good listener and adapts to all the things that are said to him very early.
• He/she is taking good efforts in achieving good scores but needs to channel the efforts for better results.
• He/she does not focus on the other subjects. All the attention is on Science.
• He/she does not focus on the other subjects. All the attention is on Mathematics.
• He/she does not focus on the other subjects. All the attention is on English.
• He/she is hard-working and smart. He/she tries to explore and apply what is taught in the class, to real-world examples.
• He/she is very focused and attentive in the classroom. We appreciate his/her determination towards studies.
• He/she follows all the given instructions promptly.
• He/she is good at studies, but we encourage him/her to be more responsible towards studies and in the classroom.
• He/she needs to pay more attention in the classroom when the classes are going on.
• He/she needs frequent reminders in class and does not listen to the instructions carefully.
• He/she is hard-working but needs to improve listening skills since he/she does not listen to all the instructions and concepts carefully.
• He/she is overall good in academics and curriculum, but needs much improvement and can be better. Also, does not follow the rules carefully.
• He/she often struggles to focus in class.
• He/she is intelligent but works below his/her capacity or potential.
• He/she sets higher standards for himself/herself and achieves them.
• He/she has done well in academics in many terms, but we are worried about his/her performance in the oral examinations.
• He/she is hard-working but needs significant improvements in many areas.
• He/she has given good papers and secured good marks too, but the grades have fallen due to ignorance toward continuous studies.
• He/she needs to work more hard, and then he/she can get better grades.
• He/she is motivated and a bright student. We are proud of his/her results this year.
• He/she is very responsible and attentive in class. He/she is a very good student.

Remarks for Weak students

• He is good at his studies, but we hope to see more improvement in his/her communication.
• He/she struggles to focus in the classroom, but with proper attention, we can bring him/her to habit.
• He/she does not actively participate in the classroom. Hope to see some improvements in the coming year.
• He/she is at times nervous in class during presentations or discussions. Need to improve self-confidence.
• He/she needs to improve communication since it becomes a barrier to speech in many situations.
• He/she does not interact much with other students in the class.
• He/she is not weak in the subject, just needs more effort and continuous preparation, and then he/she should be able to get good grades in the subject.
• His/her performance has dropped significantly compared to the last term, and this should be due to the bad company he/she is in.
• He/she does not attend class and gets bad grades on the tests.
• Very disappointed with his/her performance, since he/she has great potential, but always lacks motivation, and confidence.
• You did not get the expected results, but you can surely work on that to improve.
• Needs to dedicate more time and effort to study, and can improve the results.
• He/she is excellent in English, but we hope to see improvement in other subjects like Science and Mathematics too.
• He/she should learn from the other students in the class.
• He/she lacks concentration in the classroom, due to which, he/she is unable to perform well in the tests, papers, and discussions in the classroom.
• He/she has underperformed this year, and we hope to see more improvement in the coming years.
• He/she is often distracted by other students in the class and is often scolded for not paying attention in class.
• He/she is found to struggle in the major subjects and needs to pay more attention and effort in practicing those subjects.
• He/she has very less interaction with her peers, which makes him underconfident at times.
• He/she has shown slightly better performance in comparison to the last year but still needs to work a lot on his/her studies.
• He/she can be better at studies but requires consistent efforts.
• He/she is good at overall studies, but struggles in English reading, and needs some practice.
• Needs to have active participation in all the activities in the classroom, and the school.
• I would like to see an improvement in attendance in the coming year.

Remarks for Average Students –

• His/her performance has improved but still needs to focus more on their studies.
• He/she has improved focus and attention in the classroom and gives better answers now.
• I am impressed with the improvement in the communication skills of the student.
• I truly appreciate his/her dedication to studies and getting good marks.
• He/she is excellent in Science, but we hope to see some improvement in Mathematics.
• He/she helps many other students in the class.
• He/she has a helping nature, in addition to being good in academics.
• He/she is respectful to the other teachers and other students.
• He/she is very good at studies but needs to actively participate in other activities in the classroom and the school as well.
• He/she is confused most of the time in the classroom, due to a lack of focus.
• He/she stays alone in the classroom and has very lesser interaction with other students.
• He/she tries best but does not follow the rules and is given instructions at times.
• He/she is good at studies but is lost in own dreams in the classroom, and lacks focus.
• Needs more practice, since the performance is not up to the mark for this time.
• Needs improvement in different subjects, especially in Mathematics.
• Needs to work on the fundamentals of mathematics, since the basic calculations are wrong.
• Makes many silly mistakes in the classroom, and on paper. Need to proofread the papers properly.
• He/she lacks confidence in many areas but is good in many others.
• He/she is a good learner, just needs to concentrate more on regular studies.
• He/she has a positive attitude and a helping nature.
• He/she has gained much confidence in the examinations but still needs work and preparation.
• He/she pays attention in the classroom but needs to participate in the classroom.

One-Word Remarks for Students –

Here, we have seen some descriptive comments or remarks from the students above, and now, we are going to have a look at one-word (or short) remarks for the students. Let’s have a look at these remarks –

• Good
• Excellent
• Very Good
• Nice
• Very Very Good
• Impressive
• Progressive
• Underperformed
• Underconfident
• Needs Improvement
• Emerging
• Awesome
• Amazing
• Can do better
• Irregular
• Effective
• Prompt
• Consistent
• Confident
• Focussed
• Frank
• Accurate
• Quick
• Capable
• Effortless
• Outstanding
• Appreciated
• Comprehensive
• Well done
• Practice more.
• Committed
• Organized.
• Lazy
• Mismanaged.
• Lost
• Needs to improve
• Capable
• A+

So, these are some one-word remarks for the students. You can use them, or you can use a variety of the given remarks for the students in the classroom. Note that the remarks are going to tell a lot about the student, so you can customize them more according to the need, and then you can give the remarks to the students and the parents as well.

Conclusion

In this article, we have seen some remarks for students in the classroom. When the grading time comes, it is very important for us to be ready with the remarks for each student. Also, the thing is that when it comes to remarks, they would probably vary from student to student, so, you would need to tailor the remarks for individual students.

You can use the above-given remarks, and tailor your own remarks for the students. You can customize the remarks for other students, so that each student feels unique, and motivated, and get an idea about his/her performance in the year.

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