Aue, Emma (2024) Exploring the Impact of Student Gender and Ethnicity on the Stability of Teacher Expectations. Master thesis, Educational Sciences.
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Abstract
Teacher expectation stability about student achievement was investigated for mathematics and reading during one academic year in New Zealand. Additionally, teacher expectation stability based on student characteristics, namely, gender and ethnicity, was investigated to test whether teachers' expectations are based on stereotypes about their students. Previous research has shown that students adapt to teachers' expectations about their performance. Therefore, it is essential to investigate whether teachers adjust their expectations over time if students perform differently from what was expected. It was hypothesized that teacher expectations were more stable for girls in mathematics, boys in reading, and minority groups in both domains compared to majority groups. The results of the regression and comparison of correlations show that teacher expectations remained relatively stable throughout the school year while being more stable towards the end of the year. The analysis yielded statistically insignificant differences between boys and girls in mathematics and reading. Regarding differences between minority and majority groups, some significant results were found, especially for Pacific Island minority students, but no systematic differences were found between ethnicities. Overall, it remains unclear if stability in teacher expectations, which are not accurate based on student achievement, is due to stereotypes or other influences. Further investigation is needed to understand which factors influence whether a teacher adjusts their expectations. Keywords: Teacher Expectation Stability, Student Achievement, Gender, Ethnicity, Stereotypes.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Timmermans, A.C. |
| Degree programme: | Educational Sciences |
| Differentiation route: | Onderwijskunde [Master Educational Sciences] |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Jun 2024 13:43 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Jun 2024 13:43 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3390 |
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