Social Class And Educational Achievement Short Markers

Question 0

2 marks

What is meant by immediate gratification

Answer 0

Live for the present sensation

W/C boys are socialised to do this

Question 1

2 marks

What is meant by cultural deprivation

Answer 1

Some pupils backgrounds are deficient and inferior

Question 2

2 marks

What is meant by compensatory education

Answer 2

Making more resources available to schools in deprived areas to compensate for deprivation

Question 3

2 marks

What is meant by cultural capital

Answer 3

Middle class have more access to knowledge and resource to help them achieve as their parents are more willing to do so

Question 4

2 marks

What is meant by anti-school subcultures

Answer 4

Groups which form in school which go against values of the schools

Question 5

2 marks

What is meant by streaming

Answer 5

Where pupils are grouped according to ability

Question 6

2 marks

What is meant by labelling pupils

Answer 6

When pupils are labelled they are called something - stupid

Question 7

2 marks

What is meant by meritocracy

Answer 7

System where people are rewarded on the basis of ability and talent

Question 8

2 marks

What is meant by myth of meritocracy

Answer 8

The view that the education system doesn’t reward pupils based on talent and ability

Question 9

6 marks

Suggest 3 reasons for a divided secondary system

Answer 9

Material deprivation suffered by W/C
Labelling and self fulfilling prophecy
Marketisation
Ideal pupil

Question 10

6 marks 
Suggest 3 reasons for class inequality in education

Answer 10

Ideal pupil seen as being M/C - likely to be in higher sets
Material deprivation
Classes have different attitudes to education - cultural capital

Question 11

6 marks 
Suggest 3 reasons why middle class parents are more able to chose what school their child attends

Answer 11

Knowledge of appeal system
Live in wealthier areas - better comprehensive schools
Private and public schools
Cultural capital

Question 12

6 marks 
Suggest 3 material factors that might cause working class underachievement

Answer 12

May not have internet access at home
They don’t have space at home to work - desk
Don’t have the money for opportunities or items to help them achieve

Question 13

12 marks 
Outline some of the ways that cultural capital advantages middle class students

Answer 13

More money to spend on resources
Parents more likely to play a bigger role in education
Knowledge of appeal system
Able to get more expensive experiences easily

Question 14

12 marks

Outline some of the ways cultural deprivation may lead to educational underachievemt

Answer 14

Lack of knowledge of the appeal system or how to play the system
Don’t have educational rich experiences
Don’t have the right resources to achieve success - books, Internet, desk space

Question 15

12 marks

Outline some of the ways in which teacher expectations may affect educational achievement

Answer 15

Labelling
Self fulfilling prophecy and self negating prophecy
Ideal pupil
Pro school and Anti school subcultures

Question 16

12 marks

Outline some of the ways Material deprivation causes educational underachievement

Answer 16

Access to Internet at home limited
Space at home to do work may be limited
Access to resources - books, toys
Not going on educational rich experiences

Question 17

12 marks

Outline some of the reasons why a divided secondary system will continue to exist to benefit the powerful

Answer 17

Education is tested on ruling class knowledge 
Middle class more likely to have the money to spend on private schools
Catchment schools in M/C areas are better equipped than W/C schools