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From: vfm6066@dsacg3.UUCP (John A. Ebersold)
Newsgroups: comp.edu
Subject: Studies done with "bright" or "dumb" students
Keywords: expectations
Message-ID: <1276@dsacg3.UUCP>
Date: 29 Dec 88 19:10:57 GMT
Organization: Defense Logistics Agency Systems Automation Center, Columbus
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Does anyone out there have any insight into the following:

A teacher is given a group of students to teach.  The teacher has no prior
knowledge of the students other than the fact that the teacher has been told
they are bright, i.e, smart and well motivated or "dull", i.e.,
dim-witted and sloths.

The teacher then treats the students accordingly.

Have any studies been done where supposedly "dumb" students are given to a
teacher for the first time.  The teacher is told they are bright and treats
them accordingly - expects alot, respects the students, etc.  Or the converse.

It is my opinion that, if teachers treat students with respect and expect (not
demand) that they will do well, treat the kids intelligently, etc, that the
kids will respond.  Note: I think this will have its most profound effect in
grade school.

What do you all think?

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