6. Internal Factors Flashcards
what had been found between parents social class and pupils school GCSE results
children who have parents of middle class high skilled managerial jobs will do better
children with working class parents who live pay check to pay check do worse on average
how many gcses do students with high skilled parental professions get
on average 8 GCSEs grade A* to C
how many gcses do students with low skilled less advantaged parental professions get
5 GCSEs grade A*- C
what educational disparities were highlighted in 2023
drop in percentage out come
schools without funding do less well
huge numbers lost
what is independent versus state schools pass rates for 2023
independent - 47.4%
state - 14.21%
what was shown about regional inequality
wales and scotland have better a level results, meaning english students will struggle with first choice unis
what is the problem with GCSE results
less children are being pushed further so they are achieving lower grades on average
independent schools have only fallen by 3%
what did Becker 1971 believe
teachers judge students based on how costly they fit the idea of an ideal pupil. work, conduct and appearance influenced decisions. middle class are closest to ideal. lower class is furthest away as they are seen as badly behaved
Evaluate Becker’s idea
stereotyping, teachers know children best.
60 kids is not a fair test. could be misleading and biased. also one school is not representative
What is Hempel-Jorgensen 2009 idea
ideal pupil includes hard working, concentrating, listening to teachers, perform well academically, good behaviour and conforming to rules
Evaluate Hempel-Jorgensen’s idea
continuing to society to be good at their jobs and fair to others
not everyone works the same way
we can’t be expected to hold the same ideas
What was Harvey and Slatin 1975 ideas?
got teachers to identify students with bright future. they picked white middle class students the most.
lower expectations from poor non-white students
Evaluate Harvey and Slatins idea?
some family culture is more intense than others soo social background should have nothing to do with it. ignore family life as it should make no difference to the teaching
What did Cicourel and Kitsuse 1963 think?
counsellors play a big part deciding which students get courses for higher education
they judge them on race and social class
middle class students are more likely to be labelled as potential and higher level
Evaluate Cicourel and Kitsuse idea?
no belief that poor can become rich
take the safe option to not reduce chances, limiting children on potential
all students should get the chance to have higher education options
What was Rist 1970 idea?
teachers used children’s background info to place in groups of fast, middle and slow learners. middle class was more likely to be at the fast learner table. groups given different work at their ability
Evaluate Rists idea?
Good to help children learn at right speed for them, bad to limit their options and hold back potential at kindergarten? adapted to own style, but treated different. Doesn’t allow kids the freedom to increase own ability
What did Sharp and Green 1975 think?
children who chose own learning activities studied at their own pace and developed better. they could play until they were ready to learn. middle class kids started reading early, from home influence
Evaluate Sharp and Greens idea?
good to let children learn at their own pace, but more discipline when teaching children at different abilities
What did Ball 2010 think?
variation in pupil performance derives from parental ability to buy support and enrichment for children
families are consumers of education, even when free. cultural capital
