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"The First Minister of the Scottish Parliament has recently recommended that schools teach pupils in sets - What does research tell us about the advantages and disadvantages of such an approach?"
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"The First Minister of the Scottish Parliament has recently recommended that schools teach pupils in sets. What does research tell us about the advantages and disadvantages of such an approach?" Over the last century different techniques have been used to organise children within schools according to what the public and government asked for and needed. For example "after the Second World War the number and size of schools increased, the tripartite system of secondary education was introduced and there was increased competition for grammar school places" Sukhnandan and Lee (1998 pg.13). There was a drive for excellence and the 11 plus exam leant itself easily to the administration of streaming. However during the 1960's research was carried out that suggested streaming had negative social consequences for pupils, which could have been the catalyst for the shift of emphasis from excellence to equality. This resulted in a shift from streaming...
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