Saturday, February 09, 2008

Rosenthal Effect

I was reading the old papers and this article by a retired Principal (何濛-教师期望效应) struck a cord. It talked abt the ways teachers set their expectations for and their attitudes/perceptions towards students and the way these are communicated to the students will have very significant impact on the students self-esteem and attitudes towards learning. (Rosenthal effect).

In short, teacher really makes the difference.

http://www.zaobao.com/fk/fk080204_504.shtml

check it out if you are reading this entry... but it's in chinese.

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