Prior objective achievement is a strong predictor of preschool academic skill and may be protective against harmful teacher perceptions, while low-income children are most vulnerable to negative perceptions¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q2
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Subclaims¶

q2 i? The authors interpret prior achievement as protective against harmful teacher perceptions, with low-income children having lower prior achievement yet being most vulnerable to negative perceptions. → Baker Courtney N. 2015

Evidence¶

Baker Courtney N. 2015¶

Baker Courtney N., Tichovolsky Marianne H., Kupersmidt Janis B., Voegler-Lee Mary Ellen, Arnold David H. (2015). Teacher (Mis)Perceptions of Preschoolers' Academic Skills: Predictors and Associations With Longitudinal Outcomes. Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000008

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Authors' discussion-level interpretation, citing Gill & Reynolds (2000) and Brooks-Gunn et al. (2007), linking the perception effects to "one foundational process of the achievement gap" when they begin in preschool and cascade across school years.

"Notably, prior achievement can be protective against potentially harmful teacher perceptions (Gill & Reynolds, 2000). Unfortunately, low-income children are likely to have lower levels of prior achievement (Brooks-Gunn et al., 2007) and also appear to be the most vulnerable to the effects of negative teacher perceptions"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Prior Knowledge — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

• Preschool teachers both over- and underestimate children's pre-academic abilities relative to objective assessment, with substantial numbers of children discrepant in each direction — related
• Even controlling for actual skill, older children, children with stronger social skills, and children with fewer inattentive symptoms were perceived as more academically able by preschool teachers — related
• Fall teacher perceptions predict spring preschool academic outcomes: each SD increase in perceptions was associated with about a tenth of an SD increase in spring objective assessment scores — related