Expectation Formation for All? Group Differences in Student Response to Signals about Academic Performance

TY - JOUR

T1 - Expectation Formation for All? Group Differences in Student Response to Signals about Academic Performance

AU - Karlson, Kristian Bernt

PY - 2019/10/2

Y1 - 2019/10/2

N2 - Theories of adolescent expectation formation hypothesize that socially and academically disadvantaged students are less responsive to signals about their academic performance when forming educational expectations. To test this hypothesis, I examine variation in student responses to new information about their academic performance by a rich set of background characteristics. I find little support for the hypothesis. In contrast, low-SES students who are high performing or come from supportive home environments appear to be the most responsive to new information about their academic performance. I discuss the implications of this finding for research on expectation formation among adolescents.

AB - Theories of adolescent expectation formation hypothesize that socially and academically disadvantaged students are less responsive to signals about their academic performance when forming educational expectations. To test this hypothesis, I examine variation in student responses to new information about their academic performance by a rich set of background characteristics. I find little support for the hypothesis. In contrast, low-SES students who are high performing or come from supportive home environments appear to be the most responsive to new information about their academic performance. I discuss the implications of this finding for research on expectation formation among adolescents.

U2 - 10.1080/00380253.2019.1580549

DO - 10.1080/00380253.2019.1580549

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0038-0253

VL - 60

SP - 716

EP - 737

JO - The Sociological Quarterly

JF - The Sociological Quarterly

IS - 4

ER -