Ethnic differences in achievement evaluation (AO3)

Question 1

Driver (1977)

Answer 1

• Criticises cultural deprivation theory for ignoring positive effects of ethnicity on achievement.
• Black carribean families provided girls with positive role models of strong women

Question 2

Gilborn and Mirza (2000)

Answer 2

Achievement - internal
• Intellectual and linguistic skills -
Indian pupils do very well despite not having english as their home language