Factors Affecting the Assessment of Student Achievement

The extent to which teacher expectations, disconfirming information, and parental involvement affect teacher judgments was examined among 147 Canadian preservice teachers who assessed an imaginary eighth grader's progress over a 10-week period. The student's final grade was significantly a...

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Published in:Alberta journal of educational research 1999-10, Vol.45 (3), p.267
Main Authors: Wilson, Robert J, Martinussen, Rhonda L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Canada
Classroom communication
Classroom observation
Cognition
Elementary school students
Evaluation
Evaluation Research
Foreign Countries
Grading
Higher Education
Junior High Schools
Language Arts
Parent Participation
Parents & parenting
Preservice Teacher Education
Preservice Teachers
Schemas
Social perception
Socioeconomic Status
Student Evaluation
Student teacher relationship
Student teachers
Students
Teacher Behavior
Teacher Characteristics
Teacher Expectations of Students
Teaching Skills
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Summary:The extent to which teacher expectations, disconfirming information, and parental involvement affect teacher judgments was examined among 147 Canadian preservice teachers who assessed an imaginary eighth grader's progress over a 10-week period. The student's final grade was significantly affected by teacher expectations based on socioeconomic status and by the student's pattern of achievement. Contains 20 references. (Author/SV)
ISSN:0002-4805
1923-1857
DOI:10.55016/ojs/ajer.v45i3.54696