08_School and Television Flashcards
Teacher Expectations:
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
First grade teachers told that some students were academic bloomers had unusual gains in IQ scores
Due to subtle differences in the ways teachers treated them
Gender and Teacher Feedback:
Overview
Teachers respond differently to boys and girls in the classroom
Teacher feedback is related to gender
Teacher Criticisms of Boys
Lack of decorum
Failure to do their work neatly
Inattention
Teacher praise of boys
Intellectual accomplishments
Task related behaviors
Teacher Criticisms of Girls
Lack of ability
Inadequate intellectual performance
Teacher Praise of Girls
Effort
Cooperation
Dependent behaviors
*May explain why girls are more likely than boys to view their failures as a result of a lack of ability
Gender differences in Achievement
Girls outperform boys on verbal abilities
Boys outperform girls on visual-spatial skills and mathematical abilities
Compensatory Preschool Programs:
Long-term benefits
Better attitudes toward school
Less likely to be held back
Less likely be placed in special ed
Less likely to drop out of high school
More likely to attend college
Compensatory Preschool Programs:
Enhancement of positive effects
When parents are involved in the programs
When the programs are high in intensity in terms of amount of time
Montessori Method
Environment is designed to fit the child process abilities
Learning is experiential
Montessori Method:
Main assumption
Learning stems from sense perception
Effects of violent TV shows and violent video games
Increases aggressive behaviors and tolerance for aggression
Negative effects of television
Reinforces traditional sex-role stereotypes
Reduced physical activity
Excessive weight gain
Positive effects of Educational TV on PreSchoolers
Vocabulary acquisition
Cognitive skills
Prosocial attitudes
