Stereotype Threat

Kray, et. al. explore stereotype threat in organizational contexts and focus on four domains: leadership, negotiations, entrepreneurship, and competitiveness. Interventions to reduce stereotype threat include: stereotype management, which includes acknowledging stereotypes; hiring and training; and organization cultural, including both fosters identity safety and valuing effort.

"The fear of confirming derogatory stereotypes can hinder academic performance. Researchers are scaling up relevant interventions to statewide programs"

The acclaimed social psychologist offers an insider's look at his research and groundbreaking findings on stereotypes and identity. Claude M. Steele, who has been called "one of the few great social psychologists," offers a vivid first-person account of the research that supports his groundbreaking conclusions on stereotypes and identity. He sheds new light on American social phenomena from racial and gender gaps in test scores to the belief in the superior athletic prowess of black men, and lays out a plan for mitigating these "stereotype threats" and reshaping American identities

"Research shows that students' mindsets about school can be changed*. When they are, students become more engaged. Their grades and test scores improve. But it is not always clear how to change mindsets effectively in different types of schools. That's where PERTS comes in. "

"Research shows that students' mindsets about school can be changed*. When they are, students become more engaged. Their grades and test scores improve. But it is not always clear how to change mindsets effectively in different types of schools. That's where PERTS comes in. "

SHIELDING STUDENTS FROM STEREOTYPE THREAT A G U I D E F O R T E AC H E R S Shielding Students from Stereotype Threat: A Guide for Teachers

Empirically Validated Strategies to Reduce Stereotype Threat

What could you do for an hour in the first year of college that would improve minority students' grades over the next three years, reduce the racial achievement gap by half and, years later, make students happier and healthier? The answer, Stanford psychologists suggest, involves an exercise to help make students feel confident they belong in college.

A brief overview of Stereotype Threat.

An Overview of Stereotype Threat

Reducingstereotypethreat.org was created by two social psychologists as a resource for faculty, teachers, students, and the general public interested in the phenomenon of stereotype threat. This website offers summaries of research on stereotype threat and discusses unresolved issues and controversies in the research literature. Included are some research-based suggestions for reducing the negative consequences of stereotyping, particularly in academic settings.

Stereotype threat arises from a fear among members of a group of reinforcing negative stereotypes about the intellectual ability of the group. The report identifies three randomized controlled trial studies that use classroom-based strategies to reduce stereotype threat and improve the academic performance of Black students, narrowing their achievement gap with White students.

"Claude Steele speaks to a group of educators and students at Castlemont High School in Oakland CA in November 2011. His discussion of stereotype threat is followed by a panel discussion and questions from the audience."

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"Stereotype threat is the experience of anxiety in a situation where a person has the potential to confirm a negative stereotype about his or her social group. In school, stereotype threat can cause underrepresented students to perform below their potential. It can cause them to focus less on learning and more on the worrisome prospect of performing poorly. The sting of stereotype threat can be felt by anyone male or female, black or white, Asian or Latino, young or old. But when the threat is chronic, it can contribute to enduring patterns of inequality in school and beyond. What can be done to reverse the effects of stereotype threat? "

Social factors can have a powerful influence on intelligence.

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.

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).