Cambridge International A Level · Sociology (9699)

Intelligence, IQ testing and educational attainment: Practice Questions

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Question 1

1 mark

How does the concept of labelling contribute to educational inequality within the classroom?

Question 2

1 mark

David Hargreaves (1967) found that working-class students in lower streams often formed anti-school subcultures because:

Question 3

1 mark

What is the primary objective of compensatory education programmes, such as 'Sure Start' or 'Head Start'?

Question 4

1 mark

Which term refers to the process where a teacher’s initial definition of a student leads the student to internalise that definition and act accordingly?

Question 5

1 mark

In Mac an Ghaill's (1994) study of gender and subcultures, which group of boys was characterized by their attempt to project an image of 'effortless achievement'?

Question 6

2 marks

Identify and briefly describe one way in which the hidden curriculum may contribute to educational inequality for working-class students.

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Question 7

4 marks

Explain how the concept of material deprivation differs from cultural deprivation as an explanation for social class differences in educational attainment.

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Question 8

6 marks

Explain the role of pupil subcultures in shaping the educational attainment of ethnic minority students, with reference to both pro-school and anti-school responses.

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Question 9

3 marks

(a) Define the term 'gender socialisation'.
(b) Explain two ways in which gender socialisation within the family may lead to differences in educational attainment between boys and girls.

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Question 10

8 marks

(a) Explain two ways in which speech codes may contribute to social class differences in educational attainment.

(b) 'In-school factors are more important than material factors in explaining why students from different social classes achieve different levels of success in education.' Evaluate this view.

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