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Educational self-fulfilling prophecies_______________?

Correct answer: C. may result in student alienation and failure

  • A. exist where children fail to learn because teachers cannot teach.
  • B. are unlikely to exist when teachers' assessments of students are grounded by the stereotype's teachers hold of various classes and racial groups
  • C. may result in student alienation and failure
  • D. none of the above

Explanation

A teacher's expectation can influence treatment and opportunities, causing students to perform in ways that confirm the original expectation. Such educational self-fulfilling prophecies can produce alienation, poor performance and failure.

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