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CLEP Intro to Sociology

Category - Educational Inst

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Mario is a student with a great amount of potential. He attends school each day, but his clothing is often unwashed and full of holes. His teacher seems to expect very little of him and does not encourage him and his grades begin to descend. Of what is this an example?
  1. Parent teacher expectancy effect
  2. Student expectancy effect
  3. Cognitive learning
  4. Cognitive ability
  5. Teacher expectancy effect
Explanation
Answer: E - Mario’s change in grades due to lack of encouragement and low expectancy from his teacher is called teacher expectancy effect. This can occur when an educator judges a student by appearance rather than by ability. This is one way that the education system can discriminate against minority or lower class students, because these students often believe the impression that others have of them.
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