• Klubnichkina Daria Aleksandrovna

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• Hilal AL Shandudi

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• Manizheh Alami

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• Afra AL Hatmi

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• Younes Audeh

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• Ahmed AL Mamari

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Colors communicate various messages, particularly in education settings where teachers mark students’ exam papers, assignments or provide feedback. This raises the question of which color should be utilized- red, yellow, green or another? The present study was an attempt to address this issue. A questionnaire was distributed to 21 male and female teachers from various majors in Al Dhahirah region of the Sultanate of Oman. The findings of the current study are noteworthy. Although teachers use red pens, some acknowledged that this color impacts students’ emotional well-being, psychological states, and self-esteem. Thus, it is crucial for teachers to consider students’ emotions and preferences when using red pen in marking exam papers and/ providing feedback to students’ writings.

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