Define prejudice feelings, confirmation bias, belief perseverance, and discrimination. Explain why these concepts can lead to ineffective teaching strategies.
What will be an ideal response?
The answers should state that prejudice feelings are irrational generalizations about a group of people; confirmation bias is when a person looks for evidence that supports their own beliefs; belief perseverance is when a person discredits evidence that contradicts their own beliefs; discrimination is when a person acts on their prejudice beliefs by treating that person or group differently. Teachers who have these biases or act on them are not facilitating a successful learning environment and may cause psychological harm to diverse classrooms.
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