Pattenrs in educational achivement and experience
educational inequality
when different groups are treated differently or have different levels of educational achievements, based on class, gender and ethnicity
why girls more well than boys at school
attitude and motivation of girls has increased with more successul women who act as role models
schools make an effort to ensure that girls get the same opportunties as boys, and teachers advice them to aim to have careers
some schools use positive discrimination which means giving disatvantages groups better treatment than others in attempt to make up for their disatvantage
girls are more organised, consistent and able to concentrate better, this makes them benefit more from coursework and continuous assesment
girls mature earlier than boys, so they understand the importance of having to study hard
why do boys do less wel at school then girls
teachers may believe poor study habits and behaviour is normal from boys but similar behaviour woldn't be tolerated from girls
boys overstimate their ability whilst girls understimate their ability
boys are affected by an anti-learning subculture, they fear loosing status amongst their peers if they work hard or do well so gain it getting in trouble
some boys don't need a career for the job they want so think it's useless to work hard since they don't require success at school
boys and girls spend their time differently, girls usually talk which develops language and reasoning skills whilst boys play sports and games which don't develop skills for academic sucess
most school work is based on reading and writing, if it were active work and practical boys would do better
why do ethnic groups do less well than others
why do working-class students do less well than others
have rural and poor backgrounds
face prejudice and discrimination
schools may be racist
cultural differences if values at home clash with those at school
genetic difference
labelling and streaming
inhereted intelligence is low
students are hampered by culture or material deprivaton
low self-esteem and low expectations of themselves reinorced by teachers
language differences
culture capital
class position