External Factors for Class Differences in Achievement

External Factors for Class Differences in Achievement

1. CULTURAL DEPRIVATION

   • We acquire the basic values, attiudes and skills that are needed for eduacitonal success through primary socialisation in the family.
   • LANGUAGE
     • Hubbs-Tait et al (2002)
       • Educated parents
         • More likely to use challenging language
           • Improves cognitive thinking
           • Evaluate their own understanding or abilities.
           • e.g. what do you think?
             • improves abstract thinking
     • Speech Codes
       • Restricted Code
       • Elaborated Code
         • 'Correct' way to speak