Citation

Entwisle DR, Webster M. Soc. Sci. Res. 1972; 1(2): 147-158.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1972, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/0049-089X(72)90091-9

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

An experimental procedure to increase children's rate of hand-raising is reported. The procedure was tried with 240 grade school children from two residential areas and is apparently effective. This procedure, involving raising children's expectations for their own performance, differs in approach from previous work raising teachers' expectations. Similarities between the procedure and laboratory research in expectation theory are noted. The experimental results are useful in interpreting educational research designed to raise teacher's expectations and also useful in suggesting further work along similar lines.