streaming - internal

Question 1

what did Becker show?

Answer 1

teachers do not see working class pupils as ‘ideal’ - they see them as lacking ability and have low expectations of them and are more likely to put them in lower sets (streams)

Question 2

why do streams give children self-fulfilling prophecy?

Answer 2

it is usually hard to move up streams once placed in lower ones
children in lower streams get the idea that teachers think of them as ‘no hopers’

Question 3

what did Douglas find?

Answer 3

children aged 8 who were placed in lower streams suffered a decline in IQ by age 11.
children aged 8 who were placed in higher streams had improved their IQ by age 11

Question 4

what did Gillborn and Yodel find?

Answer 4

teachers are less likely to see working class and black pupils as having ability.
they place them in lower streams and enter them for lower-tier GCSE’s

Question 5

educational triage

Answer 5

1)those who will pass anyway
2) borderline C/D students who are targeted for extra help
3) hopeless cases that are doomed to fail