labelling, streaming, self fulfilling Flashcards
what is labelling
teachers label students based on stereotypes and assumptions of class background
what did Becker find
- 60 chicago teachers
- base judgements on work, conduct and appearance of students
- judge on how close they fit to the ideal pupil
(middle class closest)
counterpoints of labelling AO3
- each teacher has different ideas
- hemel Jorgensen found middle class and working class school ideas differ based on ability and behaviour
what did rist find
teachers use information of students background to determine the group they go into
what did Dunn and grazely find
teachers remain unconcerned when working class students underachieve
what is the self fulfilling prophecy
- teacher labels student
- teacher treats student accordingly
- student becomes label
what did Rosenthal and Jacobson do
created a test to identify spurters
used an iq test
picked 20% at random and found that half significantly progressed
what is streaming
separating students into different ability groups
self fulfilling prophecy likely to occur
what did Douglas find
8 year olds In higher stream groups IQ improve by 11