Ethnic Differences In Achievement

Question 1

Which type of question could be answered by discussing ethnic differences in education?

Answer 1

Any question asking about ethnic, class and gender =

• they all interplay = everyone has a class, gender and ethnicity.

Question 2

What does ethnicity refer to?

Answer 2

A shared culture, identity and history.

Question 3

What is an ethnic group?

Answer 3

A group of people that see themselves as distinctly different based on religion, geography or language.

Question 4

Which ethnic group achieves the most and least 5+ GCSE grades A* - C (2013)?

Answer 4

• Most = Chinese

about 78%.

• Least = Gypsy/Roma

about 15%.

Question 5

What is a problem with the classification of ethnic groups?

Answer 5

Its too broad =

e.g. defining who is ‘Asian’ is hard as it covers many different nationalities, religions and languages.

Question 6

Which ethnic groups tend to do the best and worst i education?

Answer 6

Best = Chinese and Indian pupils.

Worst = Black and Pakistani pupils.

Question 7

Compare White pupils’ achievement to the national average?

Answer 7

Very close =

because they make up the majority of the school population.

Question 8

What factors are used to explain ethnic differences in achievement?

Answer 8

• Internal factors.

- External factors.