Differential educational achievement

Outline three reasons for social class differences in who goes to university.

Read Item A below and answer the question that follows.

Applying material from Item A, analyse two ways in which relationships and processes within schools may lead to gender differences in educational achievement.

Read Item B below and answer the question that follows.

Applying material from Item B and your knowledge, evaluate the importance of cultural factors in explaining patterns of educational achievement.

Methods in Context

Outline two factors external to schools that may affect social class differences in educational achievement.

Read Item B below and answer the question that follows.

Applying material from Item B and your knowledge, evaluate sociological explanations of gender differences in educational achievement.

Methods in Context