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Direct linkKellow, J. Thomas; Jones, Brett D. – Current Issues in Education, 2005
"Stereotype threat" refers to the risk associated with confirming a negative stereotype based on group membership. We examined this effect in a sample of African-American high school students. Stereotype threat was manipulated by presenting a visual spatial reasoning test as (a) diagnostic of mathematical ability or (b) a culture and gender fair…
Descriptors: Group Membership, Stereotypes, High Stakes Tests, High School Students
Jernigan, Christine Galbreath – Current Issues in Education, 2004
This study uses the foreign language classroom to examine students' beliefs about learning, perceptions of goal attainment, and motivation to continue language study. Survey and interview results indicated students' attributions for success and failure and their expectations for certain subjects' learnability played a role in the relationship…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Role, Expectation
