Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ460527
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-6543
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Expectations, Impressions, and Judgments of Physically Attractive Students: A Review.
Ritts, Vicki; And Others
Review of Educational Research, v62 n4 p413-26 Win 1992
A descriptive and metanalytic research review indicates that physically attractive students are usually judged more favorably than their unattractive counterparts by teachers on several dimensions including intelligence, academic potential, grades, and social skills. The influence of moderating variables and possible mechanisms responsible for the attractiveness effect are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Discrimination, Elementary Secondary Education, Grades (Scholastic), Intelligence, Interpersonal Competence, Literature Reviews, Meta Analysis, Physical Attractiveness, Student Characteristics, Student Evaluation, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Expectations of Students, Teacher Student Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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