Selection Policies Flashcards
selection policies - selective schooling
schools prefer bright, behaved pupils with educated parents to gain high positions in league tables
selection policies - selection by ability
11+ exam assessed academic ability and was used as a from of selection for secondary education
selection policies - selection by aptitude
specialist schools can accept 10% of pupils based on their potential to be good in their chosen subject
selection policies - selection by faith
selecting pupils base don their religious faith
selection policies - for selection by ability
slow pace learning of less able hold back bright children in mixed ability schools
selection policies - against selection by ability (late developers)
limits opportunities for those whose abilities develop late
easier to move between streams than between schools
selection policies - against selection by ability (social mixing)
non-selective schools mixes social class and ethnicity overcoming social group divisions, encourages social cohesion
selection policies - against selection by ability (labelling)
reduced risk of labelling and self-fulfilling prophecy at a young age in non-selective schools
selection policies - against selection by ability (smyth)
mixed-ability teaching:
intelligent pupils motivate less able, reducing self-fulfilling prophecy, have beneficial effects on high flyers and doesn’t affect schools overall examination performance
selection policies - against selection by ability (national child development study)
selective schooling has no social mobility advantage
non-selective schools were as good for social mobility as selective
selection policies - for selection by faith
attain high grades as allow minority pupils to maintain the culture
reduces tendency to rebel
selection policies - against selection by faith
children should be exposed to variety of religions to form their own opinion
