NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -Labeling of students can have definite effects on achievement. Sociologists have argued that one consequence is the self-fulfilling prophecy – students labeled as “underachievers” or “troublemakers” will eventually live up to their label.

Detailed explanation-2: -The self-fulfilling prophecy in education is the phenomenon of a teacher’s or school’s expectations impacting how a student performs. The more belief there is demonstrated in a student, the more likely they are to succeed academically. The less faith, the less chance there is of success.

Detailed explanation-3: -Self Fulling Prophecy Theory argues that predictions made by teachers about the future success or failure of a student will tend to come true because that prediction has been made. Thus if a student is labelled a success, they will succeed, if they are labelled a failure, the will fail.

Detailed explanation-4: -These include teacher stereotypes and labelling, bias and discrimination, whether individual or institutional, and issues with the curriculum or with assessments. This bias or discrimination could relate to social class, ethnicity or gender for example.