class differences in achievement (internal factors) Flashcards
what is labelling?
to attach meaning or definition to an individual
what was beckers study in labelling?
He interviewed 6 chicago high school teachers and found they judged people off work and apperance.
-M/C backgrounds were the ideal student
-W/C students were demonised
what did rist find about labelling in primary schools?
-THE TIGERS: fast learners, m/c, seated nearest to the teacher
-THE CLOWNS: seated furtherst away, w/c, given low level books and opportunities
what is self fulfilling prophecy?
a prediction that comes true simply because it has been made. The teacher labels the student and in return the student internalizes this and becomes their label
Rosenthal and jacobsen study?
went into a school and labeled 20% of students as ‘spurters’ after a fake IQ test. The teachers then treated them as this and on return they found 47% of them made significant progress
A03 of labelling
It is too deterministic and it assumes that all children who are labeled with fulfill their prophecy
what is streaming?
involves putting children into ability groups and each is taught separately
what is streaming?
involves putting children into ability groups and each is taught separately
streaming effect?
it is difficult to move up in streams as the teacher has low expectations of them but m/c benefits from it and they are put in the higher streams which teachers prefer
gillborn and youdell study on streaming?
argue schools go through a process called educational triarge
-those who will pass anyway
- grade c/d students who need extra help
-hopeless cases
what are subcultures?
a group of pupils who share similar values and behavior patterns
what did lacey mean by differentation
the process in which teachers categorize pupils according to ability, and attitude
what did lacey mean by polarisation
the process where pupils respond to streaming by being pro-school or anti-school
pro-school subcultures
-pupils in high streams (m/c)
-tend to remain committed to values of the school
-gain status through academic success
anti-school subcultures
-lower streams (w/c)
-suffer a loss of self-esteem by being viewed as inferior
-going against rules to gain status
