Teacher Expectations

• What do teacher expectations refer to?

  Differing expectations of male and female students
• How can higher teacher expectations affect students?

  They can lead to more challenging work
• What did Rosenthal and Jacobson's study highlight?

  The importance of high expectations in education
• What can lower teacher expectations lead to?

  Underperformance due to negative interactions
• According to Mitch and Brown, how do teacher expectations differ for boys and girls?

  Teachers have lower expectations for boys
• What notion influences teachers to overlook boys' minor infractions?

  Boys will be boys
• What did Jackson's research find about teachers' expectations of working-class boys?

  Teachers accept lower quality work from them
• How did Francis describe the treatment of boys in the classroom?

  Boys receive more negative attention than girls
• What is a consequence of the increased feminization of education?

  Girls have higher aspirations than boys
• How does the gender of teachers influence student performance?

  It can act as a form of role modeling
• What do boys often seek in response to lower teacher expectations?

  Status from their peer group
• How do boys gain status among their peers according to Francis?

  By refusing to conform to teacher instructions
• What behaviors do male peer groups reward?

  Behaviors associated with hegemonic masculinity
• What can discourage boys from engaging with teachers?

  Perception of school as feminine domain
• What did Ward's research find about boys' responses to teacher attention?

  Boys adopted different responses to attention
• Which boys are more likely to resist education?

  Working-class boys
• What influences teacher expectations according to the video?

  Gender socialization and self-esteem levels
• How are girls perceived in the education system?

  As the ideal pupil
• What role do peer groups play in teacher expectations?

  They can alter expectations for girls positively
• What are the cumulative factors influencing gender differences in education?

  • Teacher expectations
  • Gender socialization
  • Self-esteem levels
  • Peer group dynamics
• What are the key findings of the video on gender and education?

  • Teacher expectations differ by gender
  • Higher expectations lead to better performance
  • Boys often resist education due to peer pressure
  • Girls are often treated with more respect