The Power of Expectations and Implications for Educators and Learners

Abstract

How much influence do the expectations of teachers have on a student’s learning and performance? Research illustrates the transformative impact of high expectations on student achievement. But what happens when expectations are low? And how can we, as educators, leverage the power of expectations to maximize student success? This session will cover these points:
1. Research Insights: Explore how teachers’ explicit and implicit expectations play a crucial role in students’ learning and performance, backed by research.
2. How expectations are transmitted from the teacher to students in the classroom
3. Strategies for how educators can interrupt the damage that low expectations cause.
The presenters will raise awareness of the subtle signals that teachers may inadvertently send to students, communicating expectations that set students up for low performance and failure. Such expectations are soon internalized by learners on the receiving end, reducing or raising their motivation and self-belief and affecting their performance. Participants will leave the session with a practical toolkit of research-based strategies that can help them interrupt the damage that low expectations cause.

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Svetlana Davidek, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, United States
Jon Phillips, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, United States

• Category: Learning Experiences, Student Learning & Learner Diversity

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