Human Growth and Development / Unit 7 HGD 0954 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Pygmalion Effect
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The idea
The Pygmalion effect, reported by Rosenthal and Jacobson in nineteen sixty-eight, holds that teachers' expectations shape students' performance; it is a contested classic.
In practice
Teachers' gender-biased expectations about mathematics and reading linked to students' results.
Where people slip
The misconception is that expectations powerfully create ability. Reviews find such effects real but typically small, and expectations may predict outcomes partly because they are accurate.
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