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Bognar, Carl J. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1982
Investigates impact of achievement test results (N=285) on 13 sixth-grade teachers' expectations using hypotheses from cognitive dissonance theory. Shows teacher expectations changed very little as a result of feedback, and test results for both under- and overestimated students were rejected. (AH)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Expectation