Effects of Teacher
Expectations on Teachers
Teacher Efficacy:
effects of teacher
expectations on teachers
Effects of Teacher
Expectations on Teachers
“If at first you don’t succeed, try,
try again”
Teacher Efficacy
Refers to teacher
beliefs about
their own ability
to have a
positive effect
on student
achievement.
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Our Sense of Efficacy
Influences:
 Rigor of content
Activities we structure
How we deliver instruction
Amount of perseverance we put
forth in teaching
Teacher Perception
of Low Efficacy
Blame Factors Outside Our Control:
Student ability
Lack of student interest
Motivation
Disinterested parents
Lack of resources
High Efficacy Teachers
Have high expectations for
students
Larger repertoires of
instructional strategies
Spend more time planning
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High Efficacy Teachers
 Spend more time in
professional development
activities to improve
teaching
 Choose challenging
activities
 Persist when students
don’t “get it”
Teacher Persistence
“Success is 99 percent
perspiration and 1 percent
inspiration.”
Teacher Persistence
“…the tendency to persist
steadfastly, until successful, in the
many specific courses of action that
constitute teaching.”
Karl Wheatley
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Framework for Improving
Teaching and Learning
There is evidence
of discussions
about getting
students to
proficiency
standards.
Framework for Improving
Teaching and Learning
 There is evidence of
discussions about
placement,
assignments, and
program (level to
level and class to
class)
Framework for Improving
Teaching and Learning
 Staff is constantly
challenging and reexamining beliefs
about students’
abilities.
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Raising Expectations
to Close the Gap
We must understand:
• self
• students
• culturally responsive
instruction
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