So let's say, as a school, we have identified the cause ...Teacher expectations impact student performance. We start by designing an exploration question to see if research validates and supports this as a potential cause of student learning problems. An example of this kind of exploration question would be ... Do teacher expectations impact student achievement? We also need to ask a question that focuses us on what can be learned about this cause and its potential solutions. An example of this second kind of question would be ...How do teacher expectations impact students positively and negatively?
The next step now is to use research to locate answers to these questions. Choose one of the professional readings located in the "Articles on Education" Section and seek findings to answer these questions. Post a brief reflection on what you find.
Remember you are researching to answer these two questions:
1.) Do teacher expectations impact student achievement?
2.) How do teacher expectations impact students positively and negatively?
1) Yes. Teachers might make assumptions about a student's potential. Lower performing students could have lower expectations. This could result in a lower level of achievement.
ReplyDelete2) Teachers' expectations can impact students positively; learning can be improved when teachers provide challenge for all students.
They can also have a negative impact (see comment above in question #1).
1) I've seen how students that are performing poorly react to teachers that so obviously treat them differently. We yield a great power over these kids. A kind or disparaging remark can make or break their day. Most kids want to please their teachers. We shouldn't make assumptions about anybody because more often than not, we are wrong.
ReplyDelete2) Teacher expectations can most certainly impact a student's learning. As stated above, a kind or disparaging remark can make or break a student's day. This is especially important if there is no support at home. For lots of kids, the only bright spot of their day is coming to school to show off how they can achieve! We as teachers have a responsibility to nurture this!
1) Yes, teachers expectations do impact student performace. If a teacher sets a lower goal for a student, then that student will not be looking ahead at what else they can do. They are thinking, "If that's all my teacher thinks I can do then they are probably right." Setting high goals for your students lets them have the opportunity to gain more than they (or their parents) ever thought possible. The lower the expectations, the less they will learn. The higher the expectations, the more they learn.
ReplyDelete2) If you have a student that you have set lower expectations for and the rest of the class you have high expectations for, then that one student may feel out of place or an outcast. They will feel like they aren't capable of achieving the same things that the other students are. If you set high expectations for all of your students, then they are all reaching toward the same common outcome/goal. Being positive about small achievements its also very helpful in helping a struggling child succeed!!
Yes. Teachers have a direct influence on student performance. It has been proven that teachers who have low expectations often influence the attitude and dedication of their students. Studies have found that having high expectations for everyone is the best way to teach. Students have more respect for the teacher and they work hard to meet those expectations.
ReplyDeleteSome key points I pulled from the article that help me answer the questions:
ReplyDelete- Students tend to internalize the beliefs teachers have about their ability, and they tend to "rise or fall" to whatever level of expectation that might be (1).
- The way we smile or use positive body language is perceived positively by those students to whom it's directed, and negatively by those to whom it's not (2).
-Teachers that try and view intelligence as dynamic and fluid have a better time at maintaining high expectations for ALL students (4).
Teacher expectations greatly impact student achievement. Students are able to sense if their teacher holds high or low expectations of their performance ability. Based on the perceptions of the teacher, the student will provide what the teacher expects out of him/her. No student deserves “a watered- down curriculum and less intense- and less intense and less motivating -instruction” (Gonder).
ReplyDelete-Yes teacher expectations impact student performance. Teachers are more influential than we think on our student's attitudes towards learning. If we instill in our students that they can acheive the goals they will start to internalize these beliefs.
ReplyDelete-If a student beleives he isn't as smart as everyone else because of comments or actions taken by the teacher he will be a low acheiver because he thinks thats what he is and no more. If a teacher instills confidence, gives praise, and encourages a student he will start to beleive he can acheive the goals in the classroom.
1.) Do teacher expectations impact student achievement? Yes, teacher expectations impact student achievement. Teacher expectations have a direct affect on how well or how poorly students will achieve.
ReplyDelete2.) How do teacher expectations impact students positively and negatively? When teachers assume that certain students are not capable of achieving as well as other students, the students will perform accordingly. Conversely, when teachers assume that particular students are able to achieve well, those students are much more likely to perform well. This is not the same as differentiation, though. I like something the article stated: "To accommodate differences among students and help all students achieve mastery without resorting to watering down standards and expectations, teachers can manipulate three variables -- time, grouping, and methodology. Omatoni and Omatoni 1996" This reminded me that for my lower performing students I need to spend more time with them in small group settings, discussing content and finding a variety of ways to present the content to them.
1. Yes teacher expectations impact student achievement directly. You get what you think they can do. So if you are negative and think they cannot do it....they wont. If you praise and use positive reinforcement,the students will achieve what you know they can.
ReplyDelete2. A teacher can make or break a child. If a child comes to you with nothing in thier tool bag...give them the tools they need to succeed. They will!
1. Yes, teacher expectations impact student achievement. Stated from the article: "clearly establishes that teacher expectations do play a significant role in determining how well and how much students learn" (Barmburg 1994)
ReplyDelete2. Teacher expectations can impact a child positively and negatively. I will venture off for a personal example: In sports growing up, I had a coach that did not think our team could win; therefore our daily practices were mundane and lackadaisical which shows if coach/teacher/mentor have low expectations then students/athletes may perform and execute low. On the other hand, I had a high school coach that showed us respect and believed we could beat ANY team; based on the expectations that our coach believed we could win...we as a team were willing to RUN THRU A WALL FOR THAT COACH! So if teachers/coaches/mentors have high expectations that can encourage a child then the child may be willing to work and move by leaps and bounds just thru encouragement alone.
1.) Do teacher expectations impact student achievement?
ReplyDeleteYes, teacher expectations definitely impact student achievement.
2.) How do teacher expectations impact students positively and negatively?
When teachers expect more from their students, students tend to feel more valued. It makes their assignments feel more meaningful and makes learning necessary.
When teachers label students as low performing and believe they can't achieve, the teacher tends to focus less on the students they have labeled as lower. They may not give those students enough think time, enough higher level questioning, enough academic opportunities...
These students are usually stuck with practicing the wrong answer, repeatedly.
1. Definitely, yes.Higher expectation equals higher achievement. A concrete example of this is when you give the students a task and after a few seconds they hand in their work and you accept it without any comments or probing, then you're telling your student that a so-so work is alright.But, if you probe and suggest that they can do better than what they've done at the moment and give them a chance to rethink their work then your students will respond to your demands.
ReplyDelete2. Expectations can impact students positively or negatively especially if you have a foreknowledge of the students' abilities before they ever set foot in your classroom.The ones you know that are good students the higher expectations you have of them.But, the ones you hear about as low students you don't expect much of them. The more you expect the more they will give and the less you expect the less you get."You get what you ask for." The students are boxed in because of your expectations. You don't give them a chance to "widen their blinkers".
1. Yes teacher expectations do have an impact on student achievement. If you don't expect much from a student, then you probably won't get much out of them academically. If you expect them to fail, you will most likely see failure among students. 2. 2.) How do teacher expectations impact students positively and negatively? If you have high expectations, research shows that students will succeed in school because they feel you believe in them. If you have negative expectations of students, they will most likely fail because they will feel as if you know they can't succeed. It's not good to expect students to be unsuccessful based on their background. You should set the bar high and make it known that you do believe they can do anything they strive to do.
ReplyDeleteYes, teacher expectations DO impact student achievement. Students are craving goals to be set for them, and to have someone there to help them to fulfill those goals.
ReplyDeleteTeacher expectations can positively and negatively impact student achievement. Whe you set high expectations for ALL of your students, you create and environment of learners and goal setters that believe that they CAN achieve. Conversely, if you have low expectations for some of your students, they could begin to have the feeling "why bother?"
High expectations in the school setting may give rise to the "Pygmalion Effect" a transformation in belief and behavior that can change a low-expectations student (like many of our Special Education Students) into a successful learner. Self-fulfilling prophecy is a powerful tool to convey positive expectations and, maybe even more importantly, to avoid conveying negative expectations. People often internalize their negative label and those with positive labels succeed accordingly.
ReplyDeleteA frequently repeated quote from the NY Times best selling novel "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett, "You is kind. You is smart. You is important." Children believe what we tell them.....
Yes, teacher expectations will help decide the outcomes on student performance. Low expectations will lead to low performance and high expectations will lead to higher performance. Shoot for the stars and you just might hit the moon. Shoot for the roof and you will only get off the ground a bit.
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