Understanding Barriers: Exploring How Teacher Expectations Shape a Student's Academic Career
Major
Educational Studies
Submission Type
Poster
Area of Study or Work
Educational Studies
Faculty Advisor
Leah Nillas
Location
State Farm Hall
Start Date
4-13-2024 9:00 AM
End Date
4-13-2024 12:00 PM
Abstract
The expectations that a teacher sets for his or her students can impact the child in two ways: negatively or positively. These expectations don’t just affect the student early on during their academic career, but they can also carry on into their future. This research synthesis will focus on providing recommendations for K-12 teachers based on research that has been done on teacher expectations. Teacher expectations can be defined as the beliefs that a teacher has of a student and what they are capable of academically, along with their achievements (Peterson et al., 2016). Through this research synthesis, we will explore and assess the many ways that teacher expectations can differ based on student characteristics, as well as the positive and negative consequences of such expectations on students’ lives. When a teacher’s expectations are set low for a student, the behavior displayed and their overall performance can be negatively affected. If the students are held to a higher standard, it is then expected for the students to have elevated academic performance and achievement (Rubie-Davies et al., 2014). Understanding teacher expectations will allow us to be able to comprehend the gaps present in education and how it affects students throughout their life. By holding students to higher standards and greater expectations, teachers are setting their students up for success through better opportunities in their academic and professional lives.
Understanding Barriers: Exploring How Teacher Expectations Shape a Student's Academic Career
State Farm Hall
The expectations that a teacher sets for his or her students can impact the child in two ways: negatively or positively. These expectations don’t just affect the student early on during their academic career, but they can also carry on into their future. This research synthesis will focus on providing recommendations for K-12 teachers based on research that has been done on teacher expectations. Teacher expectations can be defined as the beliefs that a teacher has of a student and what they are capable of academically, along with their achievements (Peterson et al., 2016). Through this research synthesis, we will explore and assess the many ways that teacher expectations can differ based on student characteristics, as well as the positive and negative consequences of such expectations on students’ lives. When a teacher’s expectations are set low for a student, the behavior displayed and their overall performance can be negatively affected. If the students are held to a higher standard, it is then expected for the students to have elevated academic performance and achievement (Rubie-Davies et al., 2014). Understanding teacher expectations will allow us to be able to comprehend the gaps present in education and how it affects students throughout their life. By holding students to higher standards and greater expectations, teachers are setting their students up for success through better opportunities in their academic and professional lives.