Topic 2

Question 1

60 interviews chicago high school teachers found they judged pupils according to how well they fitted the ideal pupil

Answer 1

Becker

Question 2

Found labelling occurs in American kindergartens teacher used social background and appearance to separate pupils. Labelled ‘tigers’ (mc, beat, seated close, encouraged more) others labelled ‘cardinals’ or ‘clowns’ (seated further away, fewer opportunities, read in groups not as individuals, wc)

Answer 2

Rist

Question 3

Studied Californian primary school designed a test today identify ‘spurters’ was actually an IQ test, 20% picked at random chosen as sputters, 47% of ‘sputers’ had made significant progress a year later

Answer 3

Roaenthal and Jacobson

Question 4

Differentiation (teachers categorising pupils based on ability e.g. High streams superior status low stream inferior status) and polarisation (students response to streaming) explain how subcultures develop. High streams form pro school subculture low stream anti-school subculture

Answer 4

Lacey

Question 5

Studied school abolishing streaming found that when school abolished banding pupils to polarise info subcultures declined and so did influence of anti school subcultures.

Answer 5

Ball

Question 6

Suggests other responses than forming anti/pro school subculture: ingratiation,ritualism, retreatism,rebellion

Answer 6

Woods

Question 7

‘A-C economy’ teachers focus on those having potential to gain A-C. Educational triage ignore the ones who will definitely pass and Ones who are hopeless

Answer 7

Gilborn and youdell