Students' Expectations and Achievement

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This paper explores how students' expectations affect their grades and performance. The paper reveals that students who have high expectations do better than students who have low expectations. The paper shows how, while many educators are concerned about test scores of African-Americans, there are several factors that affect the test scores. The paper emphasizes how students who perceive themselves as doing well will do better than students who fail to believe in themselves.

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"Jennifer entered college directly from high school. She has poor expectations for herself due to the fact that she was the first member in her family to go to college. Will the expectations that she has for herself affect her performance? Nancy has high expectations for herself concerning college because she had a 3.8 grade point average in college. Do the expectations students have about specific college classes affect their performance? How do different variables affect students' performances and should these be considered when students begin taking college courses? If students have positive attitudes about classes affect performance? How do negative attitudes affect students' performance?"

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bali, V. & Michael Alvarez. (2004). The race gap in student achievement scores: Longitudinal evidence from a racially diverse school district." The Policy Studies Journal 32 (3), 393-415.
• Key elements of quality schools: A survey of teachers, students and principals. (2001). The MetLife Survey of the American Teacher.
• Student expectations for college courses: An update. (2005). Teaching Professor 19 (2), 4.

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