Internal Factors-GIRLS

Question 1

Name all four Out of School factors for girls.

Answer 1

-Equal opportunities policy
-Positive role models
-GCSE and Coursework
-Teacher Interactions (labelling)

Question 2

Explain the AO1 for Equal opportunities policy.

Answer 2

The belief that boys and girls should have the same opportunities in school has become mainstream thinking.

Question 3

Give examples of Equal opportunity policies.

Answer 3

-policies such as GIST and WISE encourage girls to pursue careers in non-traditional areas
-introduction of the national curriculum

Question 4

What is the stretch for equal opportunity polices?

Answer 4

-Marketization policies have cream-skimming and silt-shifting
-made females more desirable for top performing schools

Question 5

Evaluate equal opportunity policies.

Answer 5

-policies have a limited effect
-there is still a huge difference between boys and girls doing science.

Question 6

Explain the AO1 of positive role models.

Answer 6

Women in positions in power and authority act as positive role models and shows girls its possible to achieve important positions.

Question 7

Give AO2 for positive role modes.

Answer 7

1992=22% of female heads and 49% of female teacher
2012=rose to 37% and 61%
reinforces the importance of education

Question 8

Evaluate positive role models.

Answer 8

-when women get teacher jobs it’s usually in feminine areas this reinforces the stereotypes
-in secondary schools male teachers are more likely to become head

Question 9

What is the AO1 of GCSE and Coursework?

Answer 9

Sociologist argue that the changes in the way students are examined favours girls and disadvantages boys.

Question 10

Give AO2 for GCSE and Coursework.

Answer 10

MITSOS and BROWN
Girls are more successful in coursework as they
-spend more time
-care about presentation
-keep to deadlines

Question 11

Evaluate GCSE and Coursework.

Answer 11

-ELWOOD notes that exams have influence on the final grade this means the introduction of coursework had a limiting effect
-they way students are examined has also changed

Question 12

What is the AO1 for Teacher Interactions (LABELLING)

Answer 12

-Girls have more positive teacher interactions as they are seen as more cooperative this can lead to a SFP
-boys are seen as disruptive

Question 13

Give AO2 of Teacher Interaction (LABELLING)

Answer 13

ABRAHAM
-found teacher percieved boys as badly behaved so expected bad behaviour
FRANCIS
Boys teachers had low expectation of
-felts they were disciplined more harshly
-felt that they were picked on

Question 14

Evaluate Teacher Interaction (LABELLING)

Answer 14

Margret Fuller-SNP