Social Class Differences In Aittainment, Int Pt.2: Lesson 22

Question 1

Define setting and give examples

Answer 1

• Setting: when pupils are placed by ability within a subject
• E.g top set English, bottom set maths

Question 2

Define streaming and give examples

Answer 2

• Streaming: when pupils are separated into different ability groups, and each group is taught separately from the rest for all subjects
• E.g top set for all groups

Question 3

Define banding and give examples

Answer 3

• Banding: type of setting & streaming where more than one class is taught per subject
• A-levels, grouped based on timetable

Question 4

Key points about setting, streaming & banding

Answer 4

• WC more likely to be in lowers streams
• Once streamed usually no moving especially up
• Over & under achievers enter self-fuffiling prophecy
• Ethic differences, minorities in lower streams

Question 5

What 3 groups of stereotypes did Ball 1981 identify?

Answer 5

• Band one: hard working & dedicated pupils
• Band two: difficult to teach & uncooperative pupils
• Band three: not troublesome but have learning problems

Question 6

What did Ball 1981 say about banding?

Answer 6

• Social class & banding are closely related
• Stereotyping affects child’s behaviour & educational achievement
• Teachers have high expectations for band one pupils

Question 7

What did Keddie 1973 study?

Answer 7

Conducted observational study of secondary school classrooms to examine streaming within a single subject

Question 8

What did Keddie 1973 find during his study?

Answer 8

• unequal access to education
• bright students = higher status knowledge & less able students = lower status knowledge
• HSK = challenging work, higher exams, positive reinforcement & encouragement
• LSK = less challenging work, entry level exams, less reinforcement & encouragement
• lower ability don’t get access to HSK essential for success

Question 9

What did Gilborn & Youdell 2001 study?

Answer 9

2 comprehensive secondary schools in London

Question 10

What did Gilborn & Youdell 2001 find?

Answer 10

• Teachers see WC & black pupils as less ability & placed them in lower streams and lower level GCSE exams
• streaming linked to marketisation, A-C economy

Question 11

What is the A-C economy Gilborn & Youdell identified?

Answer 11

• Schools focus time & money on best preforming students as a form of impression management
• Produces educational triage
• Produces self-fulfilling prophecy which leads foot success or gailure

Question 12

What is the educational triage?

Answer 12

• Those who will pass
• Those with potential who can be assisted
• hopeless cases doomed to fail