{"id":629,"date":"2017-03-15T14:26:34","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T18:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wordpress\/?p=629"},"modified":"2017-09-20T13:19:44","modified_gmt":"2017-09-20T17:19:44","slug":"parental-expectations-that-are-too-high-can-harm-students-researchers-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2017\/03\/15\/parental-expectations-that-are-too-high-can-harm-students-researchers-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Parental Expectations That Are Too High Can Harm Students, Researchers Say"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_630\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-630\" style=\"width: 849px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-630\" src=\"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ParentalExpectations.jpg\" alt=\"iStock\" width=\"849\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ParentalExpectations.jpg 849w, https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ParentalExpectations-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ParentalExpectations-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 849px) 100vw, 849px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-630\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">iStock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Editor&#8217;s note: \u00a0A version of this post was first appeared on Admitted in 2015.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Parental expectations that are too high can end up undermining student success in the classroom,\u00a0research shows.<\/p>\n<p>The findings,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apa.org\/pubs\/journals\/releases\/psp-pspp0000079.pdf\"> published in 2015<\/a>, are derived from a five-year study of more than 3,500 middle and high school students in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers examined the results of annual math tests given to students. They also asked parents to list the grades they hoped their children <em>would<\/em> earn, as well as the grades they thought their children <em>could<\/em> reasonably obtain.<\/p>\n<p>The study showed that while realistic expectations helped kids perform well, unrealistically high expectations harmed student achievement.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough parental aspiration is an important vehicle through which children\u2019s academic potential can be realized, excessive parental aspiration can be poisonous,\u201d researchers noted.<\/p>\n<p>The team repeated their study using data from US students and parents, and saw the same patterns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHigh parental aspiration led to increased academic achievement, but only when it did not overly exceed realistic expectation,\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apa.org\/news\/press\/releases\/2015\/11\/academic-performance.aspx\">according to a press release from the American Psychological Association<\/a>, which published the study. \u201cWhen aspiration exceeded expectation, the children\u2019s achievement decreased proportionately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Admitted writer\/editor Mary Stegmeir welcomes additional comments and story ideas at <a href=\"mstegmeir@nacacnet.org\">mstegmeir@nacacnet.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor&#8217;s note: \u00a0A version of this post was first appeared on Admitted in 2015. Parental expectations that are too high can end up undermining student success in the classroom,\u00a0research shows. The findings, published in 2015, are derived from a five-year study of more than 3,500 middle and high school students in Germany. 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