STREAMING

Question 1

What does streaming involve?

Answer 1

Involves separating children into different ability groups or classes called ‘streams’

Question 2

Why is it hard to move up streams?

Answer 2

Children are more or less locked into their teachers’ low expectations

Question 3

Douglas:

Answer 3

Children placed in a lower stream at age 8 had suffered a decline in their IQ score

Question 4

Why do middle class children tend to benefit from streaming?

Answer 4

a. More likely to be placed in higher streams, reflecting teachers’ view of them as ideal pupils
b. As a result, they develop a more positive self-concept, gain confidence, work harder and improve their grades