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Contents contributed and discussions participated by David Boxer

David Boxer

Interviews - Claude Steele | Secrets Of The Sat | FRONTLINE | PBS - 0 views

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    Steele discusses how students who belong to groups that have been negatively stereotyped are likely to perform less well in situations such as a standardized tests in which they feel they are being evaluated through the lens of that stereotype.
David Boxer

http://www.arizona.edu/sites/arizona.edu/files/users/user14/Stereotype%20Threat%20Overv... - 0 views

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    The purpose of this article is to provide a summary and overview of published research on stereotype threat. It contains highlights from the reducingstereotypethreat.org web site by Stroessner and Good. You are strongly encouraged to visit this site for a more comprehensive review. By doing so you may increase your understanding of the phenomenon known as stereotype threat and gain strategies to reduce its occurrence and impact (Johns, Schmader, & Martens, 2005).
David Boxer

How to Expel Hurtful Stereotypes from Classrooms across the Country: Scientific American - 3 views

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      Stereotype threat seems to be a particularly pernicious; however, I wonder if we, as educators, could identify stereotype threat, what opportunities would we have with students to mitigate the effects, especially in high stakes environments.
  • The more malleable view of performance offered by stereotype threat research moves us to a more interactive view focused on the relationship bet
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      What are some of the contextual cues that can cause stereotype to occur?  And how do we, as educators, take advantage of the fact that is a "malleable" phenomenon? (Potentially, could we support learners by developing helpful interventions?)
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    "The fear of confirming derogatory stereotypes can hinder academic performance. Researchers are scaling up relevant interventions to statewide programs"
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