Pygmalion in the classroom refers to
A) using the film My Fair Lady in classroom instruction.
B) using the George Bernard Shaw play Pygmalion in the classroom.
C) teacher expectations influencing student achievement.
D) using the principles of instruction espoused by ancient Greek philosophers.

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Pygmalion in the classroom refers to the concept of teacher expectations influencing student achievement, based on a study by Rosenthal and Jacobson in 1968. The study found that if teachers expected certain students to excel, those students did in fact perform better than their peers. This effect is named after the Greek myth of Pygmalion, a sculptor who fell in love with his own sculpture and believed it to be real, ultimately transforming it into a living woman through his own belief and expectations.

Pygmalion in the Classroom Refers to