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Teacher judgments at zero-acquaintance: A social accuracy analysis
University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany. (CSD)ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3754-4135
University of Münster, Germany.
University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany.
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2021 (English)In: Contemporary Educational Psychology, ISSN 0361-476X, E-ISSN 1090-2384, Vol. 65, article id 101965Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

How accurate are teachers’ first impressions and what moderates the degree of first impression accuracy? In previous teacher judgment accuracy research, teachers judged students who were well-acquainted to them, focusing on single traits. Here, we follow the zero-acquaintance paradigm and apply the Social Accuracy Model (SAM; Biesanz, 2010) to examine teachers’ first impressions regarding students’ personality profiles. Three groups of perceivers (student teachers, experienced teachers and psychology students; N = 285) rated students’ (N = 10) academic self-concept, intrinsic motivation and intelligence based on brief videos. SAM analyses revealed that teachers were accurate regarding the average students’ profile of characteristics (normative accuracy), but were not successful at detecting students' unique personality profiles (distinctive accuracy). Moreover, likeable students and those evaluated as more physically attractive were perceived with higher normative accuracy. Personality similarity and teaching experience were unrelated to accuracy. Implications for teacher judgment accuracy research and educational practice are discussed

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Elsevier, 2021. Vol. 65, article id 101965
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Teacher judgment accuracy, first impressions, academic self-concept, zero-acquaintance
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Applied Psychology
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Education; Psychology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-104383DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2021.101965ISI: 000652537400015Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85105567406OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-104383DiVA, id: diva2:1958281
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German Research Foundation (DFG), GRK 1561Available from: 2025-05-14 Created: 2025-05-14 Last updated: 2026-02-12Bibliographically approved

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