Josefina, a Hispanic fourth grader, does well on homeworkassignments. But when her teacher announces, \"It's time for a REALtest to see how well you know what you've learned,\" Josefinausually gets grades that are significantly lower. Please use theconcept of stereotype threat to explain this inconsistency betweenJosefina's mastery of her work on regular days compared with hermastery of the same material on test days. Please include anadditional example of stereotype threat that comes from your ownlife or imagination, and how it might impact someone's performancenegatively or positively.
