Impact of Teachers’ Beliefs About Students on Student Learning, Success, and Motivation

Teachers' groupings of students based on ability level are typically rigid throughout the school year.

False

True

What is one of the most impactful beliefs affecting teacher behavior in the classroom?

Teachers' religious beliefs

Teachers' beliefs about the type of student receiving instruction

Teachers' beliefs about student's clothing choices

Teachers' beliefs about politics

Which of these is not a student characteristic impacting teachers’ beliefs that we discussed today?

Student's athletic ability

Student's test scores

Physical characteristics of the student (e.g. Demographic data)

Student's social skills

Teachers give students they expect to succeed more time to answer questions, more specific feedback, and more approval.

True

False

Which teachers are better able to adjust their predictions of student success when a student’s characteristics (e.g. Test scores) change?

High self-efficacy teachers

Low-self efficacy teachers

What is one way to change teacher’s biased or rigid beliefs about student learning, behavior, or motivation?

Have teachers try teaching in different grade levels

Ask teachers to ignore students they have difficulty managing

Train teachers on new behaviors to develop understanding of students

Pay teachers a higher salary

What is one tip we discussed on ways for teachers to change their expectations of and behavior toward students?

Discipline students in front of the whole class when they are disruptive

Disengage with difficult students

Allow students to express themselves in whatever way they want in the classroom

Engage with students by talking to them about individual interests

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