Effects of Students ' Physical Attractiveness, Sex, Ethnicity, and Achievement on Teacher Expectancy Formation,
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1993
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Several studies indicate that various student
characteristics play important roles ln the formation of
teacher e xpectation. The ma i n purpose of the present
stud y was to in vestigate the effects of students'
ph ysical attractl veness, se x , ethnicity, and achievement
on teacher expectation formation. To accomplish this
task, four photographs with two leve ls of attractiveness,
six ethnic names as indicators of student ethnicity, two
se xes, and two groups of achievement resu lts were
systematically combined to produce 24 hypothetical fifth
grade students. An identical essay supposedly written by
the student and some other identical information was
compiled and written for each of the 24 students. A total
of 576 teachers were randomly selected from three regions
and were asked to rate the essay and give their future
expectat ions. ANOVA results showed that achievement was
the prominent factor in influencing both teachers ' rating
of th e essay and teachers' future e xpectations. Student
sex also influenced teachers' rating of the essay. Fema l e
teachers were also found to be more optimistlc in their
future e xp ectations than male teachers. Except for few
interactlons all other varlables did not show significant
differences in biasing teacher essay rating and future
expectations.
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Effects of Students ' Physical