Antagonistic Teachers Can Hinder Students’ Learning Potential

Teachers who antagonize their students, even slightly, by belittling them, showing favoritism, or criticizing their contributions and efforts can damage the students’ learning potential, according to a new study published in the journal Communication Education.

This is true even when an otherwise effective teacher has one bad day; the harmful behavior can ruin the students’ perception of that teacher, essentially demotivating them from doing well in the class.

For the study, the...

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source https://psychcentral.com/news/2018/05/12/antagonistic-teachers-can-hinder-students-learning-potential/135319.html