Education 3 - Labelling

What is labelling in schools?

• When students label their teachers based on their teaching style

• When parents label their children based on their behavior at home

• When teachers make assumptions about students based on their identity

• When schools categorize students based on their grades

Who came up with the labelling theory?

• Howard Becker

• David Gilborn

• Stephen Ball

• Ray Rist

What did Cecile Wright find in her research?

• Teachers preferred students from rural areas

• Teachers had no preconceived notions about students

• Teachers viewed and treated non-white ethnic minorities differently

• Teachers treated all students equally

According to David Hargreaves, what influenced teachers' judgements about students?

• Students' attendance records

• Students' extracurricular activities

• Students' backgrounds and first impressions

• Students' grades

What did the University of Kent study in 2010 find?

• Boys and girls performed equally well

• Boys did better than girls in school

• Girls did better than boys in school

• Teachers had no expectations based on gender

What did Mary Fuller find about Black girls in her research?

• They accepted the negative labels

• They rejected the negative labels and were successful

• They were indifferent to the labels

• They performed poorly in school

What did Ray Rist observe about the teacher's grouping of students?

• The teacher grouped students based on their interests

• The teacher grouped students based on their grades

• The teacher grouped students based on their backgrounds and appearances

• The teacher grouped students randomly

Which word best describes the idea that the label someone is given becomes true?

• Labelling

• Self-fulfilling prophecy

• The devil effect

• The ideal student