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Publication Date: 1990
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The Teacher's Pet Phenomenon: Rate of Occurrence, Correlates, and Psychological Costs.
Tal, Zohar; Babad, Elisha
Journal of Educational Psychology, v82 n4 p637-45 Dec 1990
The teacher's pet (TP) phenomenon was investigated in 80 Israeli fifth grade classrooms (23 religious and 57 secular). Questionnaires were administered to 2,079 students (49 percent female) and 80 female teachers. TPs were identified in 80 percent of the classrooms, female more often than male, and good students. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Measures, Bias, Classroom Research, Correlation, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries, Grade 5, Grades (Scholastic), Incidence, Intermediate Grades, Jews, Psychological Patterns, Public Schools, Questionnaires, Religious Education, Sex Differences, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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