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Which study demonstrated the impact of teacher labelling?
Rosenthal and Jacobson - pygmalion in the classroom (1965)
What did Rosenthal and Jacobson do in their experiement?
Told teachers certain pupils were ‘spurters’ with high potential
Was random
What were the results of the pygmalion study?
Pupils labelled ‘spurters’ improved more
Showing the effect of teacher expectations
Why is the pygmalion study important?
Shows how teacher expectations can influence achievement through self fulfilling prophecy
What is one criticism of the Pygmalion study?
Ethical issues
Researched experimented on children and interfered with their education
Why is the Pygmalion study considered reliable?
Replicated many times with similar results
