Roles and Process in Schools Flashcards
What is the definition of setting in education?
Placing students in groups according to ability in individual subjects.
What does streaming mean in an educational context?
Placing students in groups according to ability across all subjects.
What does the term Ideal Pupil refer to?
The characteristics that a teacher subconsciously looks for in a good pupil.
Define self-fulfilling prophecy in education.
When a pupil takes on the label that they have been given by the school and acts accordingly purely because they have been labelled
What are Bernstein’s Restricted and Elaborate Codes?
Restricted Code: Limited vocab, short unfinished sentences, grammatically simple, context bound.
Elaborate Code: Wide vocab, grammatically complex, varied and abstract, context free.
What does labelling theory suggest about teachers and students?
Teachers often attach a label to a pupil that has little to do with their actual ability or aptitude.
According to Becker, what influences teacher/pupil interactions?
Labels attached to students.
What is a consequence of labelling according to labelling theory
(Becker)?
Self-fulfilling prophecy where students take on the label and act accordingly.
What is a criticism of labelling theory?
It is deterministic and focuses on negative effects.
What do structural sociologists argue about labelling in schools?
Schools encourage teachers to label students.
What did Margaret Fuller’s research on black girls reveal about labelling?
Black girls labelled as low-achievers responded by studying hard to prove teachers wrong.
What was the main finding of Rosenthal and Jacobson’s study?
Randomly identified ‘bloomers’ made more progress than others after one year.
In Ray Rist’s study, how did teachers group students?
Based on home background, resulting in labels like Tigers, Cardinals, and Clowns.
How does the ideal pupil vary according to school makeup?
In W/C schools, it is quiet and obedient; in M/C schools, it is defined by personality and academic ability.
Fill in the blank: _______ refers to the characteristics that a teacher subconsciously looks for in a good pupil.
[Ideal Pupil]
True or False: Labelling theory attributes too much importance to teacher agency.
True
What is the primary focus of labelling theory?
Negative effects of labels on student performance.
What role does teacher training play in labelling theory?
It influences how teachers perceive and label their students.
What are the characteristics of an ideal pupil?
Female
White
M/C
Quiet
