Ethnicity in Education (AQA A-Level Sociology): Quizzes
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Which ethnic groups consistently perform above the national average across all subjects?
Which ethnic groups consistently perform above the national average across all subjects?
Chinese & Indian students
Which group represents one of the most underachieving groups in current UK education?
Which group represents one of the most underachieving groups in current UK education?
White working-class boys
How much higher are African-Caribbean exclusion rates compared to white students?
How much higher are African-Caribbean exclusion rates compared to white students?
Three times higher
What % of black Caribbean children live in lone-parent households according to Tony Sewell?
What % of black Caribbean children live in lone-parent households according to Tony Sewell?
59%
What proportion of primary school students in England don't have English as their first language?
What proportion of primary school students in England don't have English as their first language?
One in six
What is the self-fulfilling prophecy in education?
What is the self-fulfilling prophecy in education?
Students internalizing labels and conforming
What did Fuller's 1984 study find about black African-Caribbean girls?
What did Fuller's 1984 study find about black African-Caribbean girls?
They formed anti-school subcultures
What is institutional racism in education?
What is institutional racism in education?
Systematic discrimination in organisations
What does an ethnocentric curriculum favour?
What does an ethnocentric curriculum favour?
British knowledge & traditions
What did Bernard Coard argue in 1971 about the British education system?
What did Bernard Coard argue in 1971 about the British education system?
It made black children feel 'subnormal'
What is the 'A-C economy' identified by Gillborn & Youdell?
What is the 'A-C economy' identified by Gillborn & Youdell?
League tables creating educational rationing
In 2009 GCSE Maths, what % of Chinese children achieved grade A?
In 2009 GCSE Maths, what % of Chinese children achieved grade A?
55%