+Paper 1: Education with Methods in Context
Question Log
Questi Examples
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1 Outline two reasons why boys and girls may opt to study different subjects
(4 when given the choice. (4)
marks)
Outline two policies that have reduced social class differences in
educational achievement. (4)
Outline two ways in which the education system is meritocratic. (4)
Outline two ways schools mirror the workplace. (4)
Outline two external reasons causing the working class to underachieve in
school. (4)
Outline two reasons why girls overachieve in education. (4)
Outline two reasons why boys underachieve in education. (4)
Outline two reasons why some minority ethnic groups underachieve in
education. (4)
Outline two criticisms of the comprehensive school system. (4)
Outline two forms of pupil response to teacher racism and negative
labelling. (4)
2 Outline three reasons why parents of working-class pupils may be less
(6 likely than parents of middle-class parents to attend events at their
marks) children’s school. (6)
Outline three ways in which privatisation has affected the education
system in Britain. (6)
Outline three ways in which globalisation has affected the education
policies in the UK. (6)
Outline three ways in which housing may affect achievement. (6)
Outline three ways in which the correspondence principle operates within
school. (6)
Outline three reasons why girls generally achieve more highly than boys in
education. (6)
Outline three ways in which the organisation of schooling may
disadvantage boys. (6)
Outline three reasons why vocational education is often given lower status
in schools compared to academic courses such as GCSEs and A Levels. (6)
Outline three reasons why some minority ethnic groups underachieve in
, education. (6)
Outline three reasons why some minority ethnic groups overachieve in
education. (6)
Outline three reasons why middle class students outperform their working
class counterparts (6).
Outline three ways in which pupils may respond to labelling and streaming.
(6)
Outline three policies which may cause girls to achieve higher than boys in
education. (6)
Outline three policies which may impact the educational achievement of
ethnic minorities. (6)
Outline three reasons why government education policies aimed at raising
educational achievement among disadvantaged groups may not always succeed.
(6)
3 Applying material from Item A, analyse two ways in which education may
(10 serve capitalism. (10)
marks)
Applying material from Item A, analyse two responses by pupils from
minority ethnic backgrounds to negative labelling by teachers. (10)
Applying material from Item A, analyse two factors outside schools that
contribute to working-class underachievement. (10)
Applying material from Item A, analyse two factors inside schools that lead
to ethnic differences in educational achievement. (10)
Applying material from Item A, analyse the view that cultural factors have
caused social class differences in educational achievement (10)
Applying material from Item A, analyse two factors within the education
system that may have contributed to social class differences in educational
achievement (10)
Applying material from Item A, analyse two reasons for boys
underachievement compared with girls. (10)
Applying material from Item A, analyse two ways in which factors outside
the education system may have resulted in improved educational
achievement for girls. (10)
Applying material from Item A, analyse two reasons for gender differences
in subject choice. (10)
Applying material from Item A, analyse two reasons why middle class
students overachieve in comparison to working class students. (10)
Applying material from Item A, analyse two ways in which factors in wider
society may have resulted in ethnic differences in educational achievement
(10)
Question Log
Questi Examples
on
1 Outline two reasons why boys and girls may opt to study different subjects
(4 when given the choice. (4)
marks)
Outline two policies that have reduced social class differences in
educational achievement. (4)
Outline two ways in which the education system is meritocratic. (4)
Outline two ways schools mirror the workplace. (4)
Outline two external reasons causing the working class to underachieve in
school. (4)
Outline two reasons why girls overachieve in education. (4)
Outline two reasons why boys underachieve in education. (4)
Outline two reasons why some minority ethnic groups underachieve in
education. (4)
Outline two criticisms of the comprehensive school system. (4)
Outline two forms of pupil response to teacher racism and negative
labelling. (4)
2 Outline three reasons why parents of working-class pupils may be less
(6 likely than parents of middle-class parents to attend events at their
marks) children’s school. (6)
Outline three ways in which privatisation has affected the education
system in Britain. (6)
Outline three ways in which globalisation has affected the education
policies in the UK. (6)
Outline three ways in which housing may affect achievement. (6)
Outline three ways in which the correspondence principle operates within
school. (6)
Outline three reasons why girls generally achieve more highly than boys in
education. (6)
Outline three ways in which the organisation of schooling may
disadvantage boys. (6)
Outline three reasons why vocational education is often given lower status
in schools compared to academic courses such as GCSEs and A Levels. (6)
Outline three reasons why some minority ethnic groups underachieve in
, education. (6)
Outline three reasons why some minority ethnic groups overachieve in
education. (6)
Outline three reasons why middle class students outperform their working
class counterparts (6).
Outline three ways in which pupils may respond to labelling and streaming.
(6)
Outline three policies which may cause girls to achieve higher than boys in
education. (6)
Outline three policies which may impact the educational achievement of
ethnic minorities. (6)
Outline three reasons why government education policies aimed at raising
educational achievement among disadvantaged groups may not always succeed.
(6)
3 Applying material from Item A, analyse two ways in which education may
(10 serve capitalism. (10)
marks)
Applying material from Item A, analyse two responses by pupils from
minority ethnic backgrounds to negative labelling by teachers. (10)
Applying material from Item A, analyse two factors outside schools that
contribute to working-class underachievement. (10)
Applying material from Item A, analyse two factors inside schools that lead
to ethnic differences in educational achievement. (10)
Applying material from Item A, analyse the view that cultural factors have
caused social class differences in educational achievement (10)
Applying material from Item A, analyse two factors within the education
system that may have contributed to social class differences in educational
achievement (10)
Applying material from Item A, analyse two reasons for boys
underachievement compared with girls. (10)
Applying material from Item A, analyse two ways in which factors outside
the education system may have resulted in improved educational
achievement for girls. (10)
Applying material from Item A, analyse two reasons for gender differences
in subject choice. (10)
Applying material from Item A, analyse two reasons why middle class
students overachieve in comparison to working class students. (10)
Applying material from Item A, analyse two ways in which factors in wider
society may have resulted in ethnic differences in educational achievement
(10)
