class difference in achievement (external factors)

Question 1

what is class differences in educational achievement?

Answer 1

class differences in educational achievement happen between pupils of different social classes

Question 2

what are the three elements in cultural deprivation?

Answer 2

language, parents attitudes & values and working class subculture. (WLP)

Question 3

how does language affect the difference in achievement between pupils of different social classes? (language codes)

Answer 3

Bernstein’s theory on language codes stated that different social classes use different language codes.

Question 4

what are the two different language codes in Bernstein’s theory?

Answer 4

elaborated & restricted

Question 5

what is the restricted code and what social class is it used by?

Answer 5

restricted is used by the working class pupils and refers to limited vocab and simple sentences

Question 6

what is the elaborated code and what social class is it used by?

Answer 6

the elaborated code is used by middle class pupils and refers to wide vocab. It is also a code used in the education system putting them at an advantage to do well in school.