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Fenomén stereotype threat a jeho vliv na školní výkony
Stereotype Threat: Impact on School Achievements

Author(s): Irena Smetáčková
Subject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: stereotype threat; inequalities in education; school achievements; school failure

Summary/Abstract: The article presents a concept of stereotype threat which is used from 90’s for an explanation why certain groups of students achieve low educational results, mainly in high-stakes situations. If there exists the stereotype assuming that members of some group haven’t abilities for a special field, and if this stereotype is emphasized just before the performance, then it leads to an achievement’s inhibition of person who accounts his/herself as a member of this group. The concept of stereotype threat is quite unfamiliar in Czech scientific background.

  • Issue Year: 6/2012
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 11-26
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Czech
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