Setting, Streaming and Banding Flashcards

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What are setting, streaming and banding

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  • setting refers to students being placed based upon their ability in a subject
  • streaming refers to placing students into a stream of subjects all at the same level based upon ability
  • banding refers to the process of having more than one class for a subject
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Who does setting and streaming effect

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  • W/C students more likely to be placed in lower sets
  • Middle-class students more likely to be placed into higher sets
  • Variations based on ethnic background - Chinese and Indian in higher sets, African-Caribbean and white working class in lower sets
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How do setting and streaming influence achievement - lower sets - Keddie

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  • less challenging work
  • entered into lower tier exams
  • cooled down
  • dumbed down resources
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How do setting and streaming influence achievement - higher sets - Keddie

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  • challenging work - extension activities
  • positive reinforcement -higher tier exams
  • warmed up
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Further impact of setting and streaming

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  • Lacey - Hightown Grammar
  • Differentiation
  • Polarisation
  • Formation of pro and anti-school subculture
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Contemporary applications

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  • setting and streaming persist in education, particularly in English and maths
  • Marketisation of education leads to students being streamed into achievable qualifications
  • Rise of BTEC qualifications replacing GCSE and A levels
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Evaluations

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  • Ball - removal of setting and streaming lessened anti-school subcultures
  • Boaler - lower sets ‘psychological prisons’
  • mixed ability grouped perform better than setting
  • Education cuts - lower sets more likely to be impacted
    lower class in low sets due to low ability - attainment stats
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