What happens when teachers perceive learners correctly?

Interestingly, in a certain insightful piece I read, Robert Rosenthal, a social psychologist, wondered whether some children perform poorly in school because their teachers expect them to do so. He thought deeply about ‘inter-personal expectancy’. Ideally, Rosenthal contended that the way teachers perceive learners in general has a great impact on learning outcomes. To gel … Continue reading What happens when teachers perceive learners correctly?