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Classrooms Observed (RLE Edu L) The Teacher's Perception and the Pupil's Peformance

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by Routledge

148 Pages

by Routledge

156 Pages

by Routledge

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In this study – the outcome of three years’ participant observation in local authority primary and secondary schools – the classroom teacher is shown to have a far greater impact upon and responsibility for his pupils than is generally admitted. The teacher’s perceptions of the children in his class are demonstrated to have a more important bearing on the pupils’ attainment than the major factor... Read more

1. Introduction. 2. Children and Their Class Positions. 3. Teachers’ Perceptions of their Pupils. 4. Social Measures and Classroom Measures. 5. The Development of a Research Plan. 6. From Primary to Secondary School. 7. Pupil Behaviour and Teacher Perception in Secondary School. 8. The Perception of Pupils by Primary and Secondary Teachers. 9. Academic Self-Perception. 10. Friendship Cliques in Primary and Secondary School. 11. Conclusion. Appendix A: A Scale for Measuring Institutional Control in Schools. Appendix B: The Personal Construct Systems of Three Secondary Teachers. Appendix C: Social Class and IQ Measurement. References. Index.