Dissonant Feedback about Achievement and Teachers' Expectations.

Bognar, Carl J.

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Publication Date: 1982-Sep

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Dissonant Feedback about Achievement and Teachers' Expectations.

Bognar, Carl J.

Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v28 n3 p277-87 Sep 1982

Investigates impact of achievement test results (N=285) on 13 sixth-grade teachers' expectations using hypotheses from cognitive dissonance theory. Shows teacher expectations changed very little as a result of feedback, and test results for both under- and overestimated students were rejected. (AH)

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Expectation, Feedback, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Test Results

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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