labelling

Question 1

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Answer 1

Teachers apply a negative label eg disruptive-> student begins to feel negatively about school-> joins an anti-school subculture-> negative influences-> uncompleted school work-> lack of knowledge-> low marks on exams and underachieve

Question 2

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Answer 2

Teacher’s labelling of the ideal pupil widens achievement gap through setting and streaming-> m/c students are often placed in higher sets and the w/c in lower-> lower expectations of pupils-> denied access to higher level knowledge and lower level examination tiers-> underachievement as their ability is capped