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Task: To write an essay which demonstrates you have a sound understanding of teacher expectations: the background of teacher expectation research, influences on teacher expectations, their effects
on teacher behaviour, and their consequences for student socioemotional and academic outcomes, with reference to the New Zealand context.

Requirements: You are to write an essay on the following topic:

Babad (2009, p. 86) points out that “…teachers’ negative expectancies might hinder students and damage their academic performance.”, and reports on the effects of positive teacher expectations too.
He also reports that teacher expectations can be reflected in the classroom climate and socioemotional student outcomes (Babad, 2009, pp. 88-118). You are to summarise the background of teacher
expectation research, report on factors that influence teacher expectations, describe how teacher expectations are transmitted and how they affect teacher behaviour. Finally, you are to discuss the
implications of teacher expectations for student socioemotional and academic outcomes, with specific reference to relevant New Zealand literature.