Banding, Setting, and Streaming (Sociologists)

Question 1

Ball

Answer 1

Beachside Comprehensive, 1981
Top-stream students ‘warmed up’- encouraged to follow academic, lower stream students ‘cooled out’- encouraged to follow vocational, or leave school early

Question 2

Smyth et al

Answer 2

Students in lower streams- labelled as low ability, damaging self esteem
Had more negative attitudes at school, teaching pace slow, less time on hw, more likely to disengage

Question 3

Sutton Trust

Answer 3

Setting good to stretch bright pupils from poor backgrounds, but not enough reached top sets
Streaming put poorer pupils at a disadvantage, favouring m/c.
The higher the social class, the higher the chance of top stream

Question 4

Keddie

Answer 4

Teachers taught higher stream classes differently to lower streams- higher behavioural + work related expectations, different + more varied knowledge, greater opportunities for educational success to top streams, lower stream, w/c pupils not given access to knowledge to succeed.