The relationship between stream placement and teachers’ judgements of pupils: evidence from the Millennium Cohort Study

Campbell, Tammy (2017) The relationship between stream placement and teachers’ judgements of pupils: evidence from the Millennium Cohort Study. London Review of Education, 15 (3). pp. 505-522. ISSN 1474-8460

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Abstract

This paper tests the hypothesis that stream placement influences teacher judgements of pupils, thus investigating a route through which streaming by ‘ability’ may contribute to inequalities. Regression modelling of data for 800+ seven-year-olds taking part in the Millennium Cohort Study examines whether teachers’ reported perceptions of ‘ability and attainment’ correspond to the stream in which a pupil is situated. Children with similar characteristics, who perform equivalently on recent, independent, salient cognitive tests, and who have equal prior attainment, are compared. As predicted, stream level is associated with teachers’ perceptions. The hypothesis that there is a relationship from stream placement to teacher judgement is supported.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://www.ucl-ioe-press.com/journals/london-revi...
Additional Information:	© 2017 The Author © CC BY 4.0
Divisions:	Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1501 Primary Education
Date Deposited:	01 Jun 2017 13:13
Last Modified:	06 Apr 2024 02:24
Projects:	PhD Studentship
Funders:	Economic and Social Research Council
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/79549

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