Relationships And Processes Shork Mark Questions

Question 0

2 marks

What is meant by ethos

Answer 0

The arrangement, character of fundament values peculiar to a specific person, people, culture or organisation

Question 1

2 marks

What is meant by adaptations

Answer 1

Different ways of responding to compulsory schooling

Question 2

2 marks

What is meant by homogenous

Answer 2

The same throughout, undifferentiated

Question 3

2 marks

What is meant by streaming

Answer 3

Where pupils are taught in groups according to their perceived abilty

Question 4

2 marks

What is meant by self-fulfilling prophecy

Answer 4

How pupils respond to what they can achieve

Question 5

6 marks

Suggest 3 different subcultures that sociologists have identified among male pupils

Answer 5

Macho lads
Englishman
Vocationalism

Question 6

6 marks

Suggest 3 ways that the hidden curriculum is transmitted

Answer 6

Uniform
Punctuality
Organisation of the classroom
Expectation of the teacher

Question 7

6 marks

Suggest 3 ways that students may react to labelling in schools

Answer 7

Self-fulling prophecy
Conforming to negative assumptions by exhibiting poor behaviour
Self-negating prophecy

Question 8

6 marks

Suggest 3 ways that setting and streaming may affect student progress

Answer 8

Setting - lower sets are able to get help in subjects they struggle in
Setting - higher sets are able to get help they need to achieve the best
Streaming - pupils may struggle in 1 subject and can’t get the attention they needs
Lower sets - believe they can’t achieve

Question 9

12 marks

Outline some of the reasons why different pupil subcultures exist

Answer 9

Anti school behaviours
Self- negating prophecy
Black boys look to friend for street credibility instead of schooling
Teacher expectations of classes and ethnic groups

Question 10

12 marks

Outline some of the ways teacher pupil relationship affects students

Answer 10

Ideal pupil - M/C more likely to succeed to higher sets
Teachers single out ethnic minorities as being trouble makers
Teachers prefer well behaved pupils and reward them by putting them in higher sets

Question 11

12 marks 
Outline some of the ways that the organisation of teaching and learning effects working class students

Answer 11

Middle class put into higher sets as they are seen as the ideal pupil
Teachers fail to recognise working class intelligence 
They are tested on middle class culture