Selection Policies Flashcards
what is selection by aptitude
students are selected based off their potential to be good in certain subjects
one example of schools selecting based off aptitude
a school with sports specialism can select up to 10% of its students for being gifted in sport
what is selection by ability
where schools select students based off their academic ability
what did the 1944 Butler Act introduce
the tripartite system
all 11 year olds sat an IQ test called..
the 11+ exam
what would happen if u passed this IQ test?
pass -> grammar school (academic education with access to uni + professional jobs
what would happen if u failed this IQ test
fail -> secondary modern school (practical based subjects e.g cooking for girls/bricklaying for boys)
OR
fail-> technical school (learn skills + trades)
Why were the questions on the exam an advantage for mc students
the questions were based off mc knowledge e.g Shakespeare, poetry classical music
the questions were an advantage for mc students. what is this known as?
middle class bias
how did the tripartite system reproduce gender inequality?
only few grammar schools had places for girls -> had to achieve higher than boys in 11+ exam to gain a place
what is ‘late developers benefit’
students whose intelligence improves later on in life will do better in a non selective system (e.g alevel/gcse) .
being judged at 11 years old will limit their opportunities.
name 3 types of selection policies
selection by ability
selection by aptitude
selection by faith
grammar schools were full of mc students whilst secondary modern + techincal were full of wc. what is this reproducing?
reproducing social class inequalities
give one example of a faith school
Catholic school - Blessed John Henry Newman
