Feedback that feels like criticism can put a student on the defense, often leading them to shut down. If students are primed to accept feedback, they will be encouraged to listen, learn and grow. Evolutionary psychologists call this the primacy of emotions over reasoning, as human beings are far more likely to react strongly and negatively to bad feedback than they are to hear any positive feedback.
Best-suited for students with weaker: Self-Regulation, Inhibition, Metacognition (Source: Digital Promise Learner Variability Project)