# Asking teachers to set high expectations leads to more detailed feedback and reveals subtle bias, study finds

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- Published: 2026-10-30T11:20:10+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-teachers-high-feedback-reveals-subtle.html
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Prompting teachers to communicate high expectations and confidence in students' potential leads them to give more detailed feedback, according to a new study led by Yasemin Copur-Gencturk, Ph.D., a professor of education at USC Rossier and co-director of the USC STEM Center; Ian Thacker, Ph.D., an associate professor of educational psychology at The University of Texas at San Antonio; and Joseph C

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