Week 11

Question 1

Define SES

Answer 1

Measure of individuals or groups standing in the community, usually related to income, attainment and wealth that is summarised into single figure or index

Question 2

Define the Neighbourhood Effect

Answer 2

SES of other students impacts on performance of any student. E.g. performance of low SES students, on average, improves if they attend high SES schools

Question 3

What does ICSEA stand for?

Answer 3

Index community socio-educational advantage

Question 4

What is the ICSEA

Answer 4

Measures SES- enabling comparison across schools

Question 5

What is the ICSEA calculations based on?

Answer 5

Occupation and education level of parents, characteristics of the areas where student live (metropolitan, regional or remote), proportion of ESL students and indigenous students

Question 6

Name 10 ways SES can affect achievement

Answer 6

Poor health 
Low expectations
Less developed language
Inadequate opportunities for early learning 
Learned helplessness, low self-esteem 
Early poverty yields worst results 
Streaming in schools
Child-rearing styles
Home environment and resources 
Peer influence, resistance culture

Question 7

What is the implication of experiencing trauma at a young age?

Answer 7

Interferes with development of brain

Question 8

What caused trauma in early years?

Answer 8

Seeing domestic violence
Parents dependence on drugs and alcohol
Ignores needs of the child, neglect
Child abuse

Question 9

What is it called when trauma at an early is repeated

Answer 9

Complex trauma

Question 10

Chronic stress affects infants neurological development

True or false

Answer 10

True

Question 11

What can buffer negative effects of stress?

Answer 11

Responsive caregiving

Question 12

What can help children cope with stress?

Answer 12

Supportive networks

Question 13

What does poverty cause?

How?

Answer 13

Stress

Unemployment, moving, violent neighbourhood, overcrowding, poor food

Question 14

All students born into poverty have problems in school

True or false

Answer 14

False

Question 15

What are 3 factors that provide resilience for children?

Answer 15

Personal Characteristics- belief in personal control, optimism, adaptive coping strategies

Family Characteristics- cohesion, shared values, valuing education, supportive adults

Availability of external support systems- provide access to more resources, help with chronic stress