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Visible Learning MetaX
Version 1.4 – Updated February 2026

Teacher expectations - physical attractiveness

Overview

  • Influence: Teacher expectations - physical attractiveness
  • Domain: Teacher
  • Sub-Domain: Teacher attributes
  • Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Likely to have positive impact
  • Influence Definition: The expectations by teachers about achievement for more those more physically attractive compared to the other students.

Evidence

  • Number of meta-analyses: 1
  • Number of studies: 12
  • Number of students: NA
  • Number of effects: 12
  • Weighted mean effect size: 0.36
  • Robustness index: 1

Meta-Analyses

Meta-Analyses
Journal Title Author Article Name Year Published Variable Number of Studies Number of Students Number of Effects Effect Size
Review of Educational Research Ritts, Patterson, & Tubbs Expectations, impressions, and judgments of physically attractive students: A review 1992 Expectations of physical attractiveness and achievement 12 NA 12 0.36
TOTAL/AVERAGE 12 NA 12 0.36
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