This study aimed to determine whether the physical facial attractiveness of students with hearing impairment could influence the predictions of teachers who work in specialized educational services - Multifunction Resource Classrooms (MRCs). Twenty teachers who work in public municipal MRCs in a city of the state of São Paulo were selected. The participants carried out an activity involving the prediction of results for specialized educational services for students with hearing impairments. Photographs of children of both sexes, with different levels of physical attractiveness, were used as a stimulus. Favorable prognosis for specialized treatment was more frequently associated with students with high physical attractiveness. However, there were only statistically significant results for the photographs of girls, indicating that the gender variable had an effect on the results. We concluded that physical attractiveness is an issue that should be discussed in teacher development courses (undergraduate or continuing education) for teachers and other professionals, in order to improve treatment, relationships and teaching and learning pathways for students who are the target group of the field of Special Education.
Special Education; Disabilities; Prediction
