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Pygmalion in the Classroom Teacher Expectation and Pupils' Intellectual Development

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ISBN-10: 1904424066

ISBN-13: 9781904424062

Edition: 2003

Authors: Robert Rosenthal, Lenore Jacobson

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Research suggests that our expectations strongly influence the performance of those around us. In the Oak School experiment, discussed in this book, teachers were led to believe that certain students selected at random were likely to be showing signs of a spurt in intellectual growth and development.
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Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Crown House Publishing LLC
Publication date: 6/5/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 268
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.13" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

Preface to the Newly Expanded Edition
Preface
The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Everyday Life
The Healing Professions
Behavioral Science
Behavior Science: Intellectual Performance and Learning
Teacher Expectation
The Disadvantaged Child
The Oak School Experiment
The Magic Children of Galatea
Teachers' Assessments
The Process of Blooming
Implications
Pygmalion's Medium
Some Methodological Considerations
Summary and Implications
Shaw's Summary
Appendix
References
Indexes
Pygmalion Effects: An Addendum