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Pygmalion in the Classroom is a 1968 book by Robert Rosenthal and Lenore Jacobson about the effects of teacher expectation on first and second grade student performance. [1] The idea conveyed in the book is that if teachers' expectations about student ability are manipulated early, those expectations will carry over to affect teacher behavior ...
A positive classroom environment can be encouraged by being consistent with expectations, using students' names, providing choices when possible, and having an overall trust in students. So As educators, we have daily opportunities to help students grow confidence and feel good about themselves.
Oftentimes when students are struggling with a concept in the classroom, they do not need more teacher modelling, what they really need is guidance and support to meet high expectations. [ 11 ] Teachers meet with needs based groups which are created based on the feedback from formative assessment with the aim being for students to progress ...
The Pygmalion effect is a psychological phenomenon in which high expectations lead to improved performance in a given area and low expectations lead to worse performance. [1] It is named after the Greek myth of Pygmalion , the sculptor who fell so much in love with the perfectly beautiful statue he created that the statue came to life.
The way the instructor organizes the classroom should lead to a positive environment rather than a destructive and/or an environment that is not conducive to learning. Dr. Karen L. Bierman, the Director of the PennState Child Study Center and Professor of Psychology, believed that a teacher needs to be "invisible hand" in the classroom. [1] [2]
Expectancy violations theory (EVT) is a theory of communication that analyzes how individuals respond to unanticipated violations of social norms and expectations. [1] The theory was proposed by Judee K. Burgoon in the late 1970s and continued through the 1980s and 1990s as "nonverbal expectancy violations theory", based on Burgoon's research studying proxemics.
Flipped classroom teaching at Clintondale High School in Michigan, United States. A flipped classroom is an instructional strategy and a type of blended learning.It aims to increase student engagement and learning by having pupils complete readings at home, and work on live problem-solving during class time. [1]
The effect is named after the golem, a clay creature that was given life by Rabbi Loew of Prague in Jewish mythology.According to the legend, the golem was originally created to protect the Jews of Prague from the horrors of Blood Libel; [1] however, over time, the golem grew more and more corrupt to the point of spiraling violently out of control and had to be destroyed.