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Some people think in class competition is not good, since it is discouraging when others always seem to do better than you. Critics of competition as a motivating factor in education systems, such as [[Alfie Kohn]], argue that competition actually has a net negative influence on the achievement levels of students.
<ref>{{cite book |last=Kohn |first=Alfie |date=1986 |title=No Contest The Case Against Competition |url=https://www.alfiekohn.org/contest/ |___location=Boston |publisher=Houghton Mifflin |isbn=978-0395631256}}</ref>
Competition can easily lead to stress, anxiety and disappointment, especially if it promotes academic competition between "individual" students.<ref>[https://www.bu.edu/wheelock/classroom-competition/ Classroom Competition by Will English, Retrieved on May 31, 2020]</ref> This stress can force students to push back other interests and extracurricular activities, leading to an unbalanced school life. A poor competition result may affect students' emotions or hurt their confidence. If a competition does not provide students with a goal that is attainable for nearly everyone, the activity becomes unbalanced, with some jumping ahead and others ending up left in the dust. This is the kind of competition that will lead to a diminished desire to participate in related activities or subject fields. An unhealthy competition may be one that is focused on winning instead of moving toward on learning a new skill or working as a team.<ref>[https://brainly.in/question/6736137 Disadvantages of competition in education process, Retrieved on May 31, 2020]</ref> Therefore, the design of CBL methodologies needs to
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