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Gender and Minority Background as Moderators of Teacher Expectation Effects on Self-Concept, Subjective Task Values, and Academic Performance
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Timmermans, Anneke C.; Rubie-Davies, Christine M. – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2023
Two developments in teacher expectation research formed the basis for the current study. First, researchers have begun investigating the self-fulfilling prophecy effects of teacher expectations on a variety of psycho-social outcomes in addition to the effects on academic achievement. Second, researchers have started to realize that some groups of…
Descriptors: Expectation, Teacher Attitudes, Gender Differences, Minority Group Students
The Effects of Teacher Expectation Interventions on Teachers' Expectations and Student Achievement: Narrative Review and Meta-Analysis
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de Boer, Hester; Timmermans, Anneke C.; van der Werf, Margaretha P. C. – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2018
This study provides a systematic review of the effects of 19 teacher expectation interventions. Prior research on teacher expectations primarily focussed on correlational relationships with student and teacher characteristics, leaving open the questions of whether it is possible to raise teacher expectations and to prevent (too) low expectations…
Descriptors: Teacher Expectations of Students, Intervention, Academic Achievement, Teacher Behavior
Do Teachers Differ in the Level of Expectations or in the Extent to Which They Differentiate in Expectations? Relations between Teacher-Level Expectations, Teacher Background and Beliefs, and Subsequent Student Performance
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Timmermans, Anneke C.; Rubie-Davies, Christine M. – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2018
Previous studies have indicated that, although some teachers have substantial expectation effects on student outcomes, the effects for most teachers are only small. Furthermore, teacher expectations are associated with key pedagogical differences related to teacher beliefs about providing instruction and support for learning. The aim of this study…
Descriptors: Teacher Expectations of Students, Teacher Background, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs
Accurate, Inaccurate, or Biased Teacher Expectations: Do Dutch Teachers Differ in Their Expectations at the End of Primary Education?
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Timmermans, Anneke C.; Kuyper, Hans; Werf, Greetje – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2015
Background: In several tracked educational systems, realizing optimal placements in classes in the first year of secondary education depends on the accuracy of teacher expectations. Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate between-teacher differences in their expectations regarding the academic aptitude of their students. Sample: The sample…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Expectations of Students, Accuracy, Bias
An Investigation of the Relationship between Teachers' Expectations and Teachers' Perceptions of Student Attributes
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Timmermans, Anneke C.; de Boer, Hester; van der Werf, Margaretha P. C. – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2016
Little is known about factors other than students' abilities and background variables that shape teachers' achievement expectations. This study was aimed at investigating the role of teachers' perceptions of students attributes (working habits, popularity, self-confidence, student--teacher relationships, and classroom behavior) in shaping…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Expectations of Students, Foreign Countries, Primary Education