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Teachers' Perceptions and Expectations and the Black-White Test Score Gap

Harvard University

Scholars have documented that Black students enter kindergarten with weaker reading skills than their White counterparts and that this disparity sometimes persists through secondary school. This Black-White performance gap is even more evident when comparing students whose parents have equal years of schooling. This article evaluates how schools can positively affect this disparity by examining two potential sources for this difference: teachers and students. It provides evidence for the proposition that teachers' perceptions, expectations, and behaviors interact with students' beliefs, behaviors, and work habits in ways that help to perpetuate the Black-White test score gap.

Key Words: teacher expectations • teacher perceptions • achievement gap • teacher bias • self-fulfilling prophecy

Urban Education, Vol. 38, No. 4, 460-507 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0042085903038004006


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