Ethnicity & Achievement: School Factors Quiz

According to Cecile Wright, how did many teachers tend to treat Asian students in class?

• Praise them more than others

• Punish them more harshly

• Often ignore them because of low expectations

• Give them extra homework

What term describes discrimination that is embedded in a school’s policies and routines rather than the actions of individual staff?

• Teacher bias

• Institutional racism

• Cultural deprivation

• Hidden curriculum

Which two ethnic groups are cited as achieving particularly highly in UK schools?

• Chinese and Indian students

• Black Caribbean students

• Pakistani and Bangladeshi students

• White working-class students

Cecile Wright found some teachers stereotyped Black students as more likely to do what?

• Arrive late to lessons

• Struggle with English

• Behave disruptively in class

• Ask for extra help frequently

Black pupils are roughly how many times more likely to be excluded than their White peers?

• Twice as likely

• Four times as likely

• About the same

• Three times as likely

What impact can a “White British curriculum” have on ethnic-minority pupils?

• Raise overall attainment

• Promote multicultural understanding

• Lower self-esteem or engagement

• Increase history exam scores

Placing Black and Asian students in lower sets than equally able White students is an example of:

• Meritocratic selection

• Cultural capital

• Teacher labelling

• Institutional racism in streaming

Which concept refers to teachers treating a student differently because of assumptions about their background?

• Streaming

• Teacher labelling

• Cultural deprivation

• Institutional racism

The teaching of which subject is specifically criticised for centring mainly on White figures, contributing to a “White British curriculum”?

• Mathematics

• History

• Physical Education

• Computer Science

Teacher racism is best described as discrimination stemming from:

• Individual teachers’ attitudes

• Government policy

• Peer-group pressure

• Exam boards