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Article Open Access http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/er.2018.01.002

Mexican Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Students

Pedro Sánchez Escobedo, Ana Karen Camelo Lavadores

Facultad de Educación, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán Faculty of Education, Autonomous University of Yucatán, Mexico.

*Corresponding author: Pedro Sánchez Escobedo

Published: January 30,2018

Abstract

This study explored the perceptions of Mexican teachers about their students social and intellectual potential. Participant teachers were from different educational levels and fields of study. A pencil and paper questionnaire was completed by 573 teachers. Questions explored perceptions about their student intellectual and social abilities which were compared by gender, grade level and academic ability. Results indicated no differences by gender or grade level. However, both intellectual and social abilities were perceived as higher in students who showed higher academic competency. These findings must argue that, in Mexico, there is now few differential perception of students due to gender and grade level, but that the level of academic competency continues to be a factor influencing the social and intellectual perceptions of the student.

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How to cite this paper

Mexican Teachers' Perceptions of Their Students

How to cite this paper: Pedro Sánchez Escobedo, Ana Karen Camelo Lavadores. (2018). Mexican Teachers' Perceptions of Their Students. The Educational Review, USA, 2(1), 129-135. 

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/er.2018.01.002