Author : Crystal Marie Simmons
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (785 download)
Book Synopsis Reducing Stereotype Threat in Academically At-Risk African-Americans Students by : Crystal Marie Simmons
Download or read book Reducing Stereotype Threat in Academically At-Risk African-Americans Students written by Crystal Marie Simmons and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract Reducing Stereotype Threat in Academically At-Risk African- Americans Students: A Self- Affirmation Intervention by Crystal Marie Simmons Doctor of Philosophy in Education University of California, Berkeley Professor Frank C. Worrell, Chair In this study, I examined the effectiveness of a self-affirmation intervention (Cohen et al., 2006) with a sample of African American high school students who were at risk for academic failure. Participants consisted of 47 African-American students from 3 different high schools. Unlike previous research, results indicated that students who received the self-affirmation did not earn higher GPAs at the end of the first semester. Students who received the self-affirmation intervention also did not feel more psychologically engaged within the academic environment. Reasons for these disparate findings in comparison to previous research are discussed. Implications for stereotype threat theory and what type of students can benefit from this intervention are also discussed.