Classroom Assesments and Research

Classroom Research and Assessment
F, 7:15-10:00 PM
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What follows is an introduction to a proposed research investigation. Read the narrative with a jeweler's eye and respond to the questions below:
Cite and amplify upon five (5) major flaws in this narrative.
State and amplify upon four (4) major ways this narrative could be significantly improved. Such improvements must be distinct from the flaws cited above.

Teachers have been found to be biased in favor of physically attractive children. Clifford and Walster (1973) examined the effects of children's physical attractiveness upon teacher expectations. Teachers were asked to evaluate students' intellectual potential from a report card and a verbal description of the child's accomplishments accompanied by a photo of either an attractive or unattractive child. For both male and female children, the teachers gave a more positive evalu...