Mr. Gloster teaches high school and observes the long-term effects of stereotype threat with various groups of students in his classes. He wants to prevent their disidentification with academics and help them overcome this threat. Which of the following actions on his part is most likely to help him reach his goal?
A) Help students recognize that intelligence is inherited and encourage them to accept their level of ability without anxiety about stereotypes.
B) Help students avoid academic challenge and develop a positive mindset about their connections at school.
C) Help students feel a sense of belonging by lowering the expectations for individuals who exhibit signs of stereotype threat.
D) Help students see academic achievement as part of their ethnic, racial, and gender identity by introducing role models.

Respuesta :

Answer:

D) Help students see academic achievement as part of their ethnic, racial, and gender identity by introducing role models

Explanation:

Stereotype threat refers to the risk of confirming negative stereotypes about an individual’s racial, ethnic, gender, or cultural group. It projects the weakness of the individual by reminding them that the group they belong to tends to perform very low at the intending task hence affecting their productivity.

So the best thing the teacher can do to help the students is to project to them role models in the group they belong to who had done excellently well , this will boost their morale.