Sentences with phrase «perceived underachievement»

Claude M. Steele's article, Thin Ice: «Stereotype Threat» and Black College Students, describes the phenomenon of «stereotype threat» and attributes the «stereotype threat» phenomenon to the perceived underachievement of African - American college students.

The 2106 win was nestled between a series of perceived underachievements — evidenced by «not getting out of the first weekend results for more than a handful of years.»

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One way in which the students perceived themselves as able to reverse the underachievement pattern was through developing goals the attainment of which was both personally motivating and directly related to academic success.