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Pygmalion in the Classroom
Robert Rosenthal
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Description for Pygmalion in the Classroom
Paperback. This reissue of a classic book, the first edition of which sold 50,000 copies, explores the "Pygmalion phenomenon", the self-fulfilling prophecy embedded in teachers' expectations. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNC; YQC. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile; (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 414.
The 'Pygmalion phenomenon' is the self-fulfilling prophecy embedded in teachers' expectations. Simply put, when teachers expect students to do well and show intellectual growth, they do; when teachers do not have such expectations, performance and growth are not encouraged and may in fact be discouraged in a variety of ways. Research suggests that our expectations strongly influence the performance of those around us from the members of our football team to the students in our classes. In the Oak School experiment, discussed in the book, teachers were led to believe that certain students selected at random were ... Read more
The 'Pygmalion phenomenon' is the self-fulfilling prophecy embedded in teachers' expectations. Simply put, when teachers expect students to do well and show intellectual growth, they do; when teachers do not have such expectations, performance and growth are not encouraged and may in fact be discouraged in a variety of ways. Research suggests that our expectations strongly influence the performance of those around us from the members of our football team to the students in our classes. In the Oak School experiment, discussed in the book, teachers were led to believe that certain students selected at random were ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Crown House Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
Number of Pages
268
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781904424062
SKU
V9781904424062
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About Robert Rosenthal
Professor Rosenthal's research has centred for over 40 years on the role of the self-fulfilling prophecy in everyday life and in laboratory situations. Special interests include the effects of teacher's expectations on students' academic and physical performance, the effects of experimenters' expectations on the results of their research, and the effects of clinicians' expectations on their patients' mental and physical ... Read more
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