60 marks · 6 question parts · Paper, mark scheme and report on AQA's site · Printed for the cancelled summer 2020 exams
| Q | Topic | Marks | AO | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Role and functions of education (functionalist, Marxist, New Right) | 2 | AO1=2 | Define |
| 2 | Educational policy, marketisation and globalisation, Processes within schools: labelling, subcultures and the hidden curriculum | 2 | AO2=2 | Brief explain |
| 3 | Differential educational achievement: class, gender and ethnicity | 6 | AO1=3,AO2=3 | Outline |
| 4 | Processes within schools: labelling, subcultures and the hidden curriculum, Differential educational achievement: class, gender and ethnicity | 10 | AO1=5,AO2=3,AO3=2 | Outline and explain |
| 5 | Role and functions of education (functionalist, Marxist, New Right) | 20 | AO1=8,AO2=6,AO3=6 | Essay |
| 6 | Methods in Context: research methods applied to education, Research methods: questionnaires, interviews, observation, experiments, documents and official statistics, Primary and secondary data, quantitative and qualitative data | 20 | AO1=8,AO2=8,AO3=4 | Methods in context |
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Define the term ‘secondary socialisation’.
[2 marks]](/img/NOV20_71911/NOV20_71911_01.webp)
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Using one example, briefly explain how schools might respond to increased diversity
caused by patterns of migration.
[2 marks]](/img/NOV20_71911/NOV20_71911_02.webp)
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Outline three reasons why girls may be more successful in schools than boys.
[6 marks]](/img/NOV20_71911/NOV20_71911_03.webp)
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Outline and explain two ways in which teacher-pupil interactions may affect the
educational achievement of pupils from minority ethnic groups.
[10 marks]](/img/NOV20_71911/NOV20_71911_04.webp)
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Read Item A below and answer the question that follows.
Item A
From a functionalist perspective, one role of the education system is to help create a
value consensus. Functionalists also believe education contributes to role allocation in
a variety of ways, for example through the use of examinations and assessments.
However, other sociologists are critical of the functionalist approach to the education
system. For example, Marxists and feminists would challenge the idea that the
education system is meritocratic.
Applying material from Item A and your knowledge, evaluate the functionalist approach to
the education system.
[20 marks]
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Read Item B below and answer the question that follows.
Item B
Investigating working-class pupils’ experiences of school through the use of
documents.
Sociologists may use documents to examine the experiences of working-class pupils in
school. For example, they may analyse such documents to investigate whether there is
a system of class bias in schools, as Marxists suggest. Working-class pupils may feel
that the language and culture of the school does not reflect that of their community.
Schools are a rich source of documents. Schools create documents such as:
statements explaining school exclusions, after school detentions, letters home to
parents and school reports. There are also documents that are created by the pupils,
for example: work completed in exercise books and homework planners. Other types of
student-authored documents can be found online, for example comments on social
media that give insight into pupils’ experiences of school. However, some documents
may be seen as unrepresentative and lacking in validity.
Applying material from Item B and your knowledge of research methods, evaluate the
strengths and limitations of using documents to investigate working-class pupils’
experiences of school.
[20 marks]](/img/NOV20_71911/NOV20_71911_06.webp)
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