Research has shown that teachers tend to favor high-achieving students by providing extra cues for answers and more positive nonverbal behaviors than for lower-achieving students. Such evidence provides support for the notion that teachers' expectations may contribute to

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The evidence presented suggests that teachers' expectations may contribute to the self-fulfilling prophecy, where students perform according to the expectations placed upon them. This means that if teachers expect high achievement from certain students, they may treat them differently and provide more support, leading those students to outperform others. Alternatively, if teachers have low expectations for certain students, they may not provide them with the same level of support, leading those students to underperform.

Research Has Shown That Teachers Tend to Favor High-Achieving Students