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
5
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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