tri partite system
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- Created on: 12-05-18 20:01
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- tri-partite system
- what was it?
- was introduced in Britain after 1945 set up three types of schools; grammar, secondary modern and technical schools up until 15 years of age
- introduced due to belief that there is different kinds of intelligence
- grammar schools offered academic education leading to qualifications, secondary
- secondary modern schools gave pupils a practical education with few qualification opportunity
- pupils were allocated to schools via the 11+ about 20% going to grammar schools most of the rest attending secondary modern schools
- was introduced in Britain after 1945 set up three types of schools; grammar, secondary modern and technical schools up until 15 years of age
- Criticisms
- 'intelligence is impossible to measure objectively
- idea of 'academic', 'technical' and 'practical' intelligence is very questiionable
- 11+ culturally biased towards white,middle class pupil
- Grammar school pupils were more middle-class and secondary modern schools were mostly working-class
- marxist would say influence the class diference gap
- although they were supposed to be 'equal but different' in reality secondary modern schools were seen as second-class schools
- what was it?
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