TEASCHER STEREOTYPING

Question 1

Labelling

Answer 1

• Labelling can lead to halo affect-when pupils become positively or negatively stereotyped
• good student, thick student etc

Question 2

Waterhouse

Answer 2

• Case study of 4 primary and secondary schools - research suggested teacher labels influenced how they interacted with students
• Once a student gets a label or pivotal identity, this becomes a cure identity which teachers use to interpret/reinterpreted classroom events and student behaviour
• i.e when a normal student is ‘bad’ this is just a temporary change and nothing of concern and will soon pass
• when a ‘misfit’ behaves normally this is only seen as a phase that’ll soon pass - leads to self fulfilling prophecy

Question 3

Becker

Answer 3

• teachers initially evaluate pupils in relation to their ideal pupil - this sets the standard for teachers judgements of the quality of all young people